David William McKeague at a glance
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- Senior Judge
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David William McKeague
Senior Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures1 sourced item · labeled by scope
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Lansing, Michigan, 1971-1992
- Adjunct professor, Michigan State University College of Law, 1998-2013
- Private practice, Lansing, MI, 1971-1992
- U.S. Army Reserve, 1969-1975
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Michigan, 1992-2005
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2005-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- University of Michigan
- Ross School of Business
- University of Michigan Law School
- University of Michigan · B.A., 1968
- University of Michigan Law School · J.D., 1971
Personal record
Born 1946 · Pittsburgh, PA
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Oral argument
Courtwide
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗