David McKeague

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David W. McKeague (born November 5, 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

[edit] Nomination and Confirmation

McKeague was originally nominated on November 8, 2001, but opposition from U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow stalled his nomination. Following the 2005 Gang of 14 compromise, he was given a vote along with fellow Sixth Circuit nominee Richard Allen Griffin. Both Levin and Stabenow ultimately voted in favor of McKeague on June 9, 2005 when he was confirmed by the full U.S. Senate 96-0.

[edit] Education and Career

McKeague received a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1968, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1971. He began his career in private practice in Lansing, Michigan until 1992, when President George H.W. Bush appointed him to a federal district judgeship on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He remained on that bench until his confirmation to the Sixth Circuit.