Damon Keith

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Damon Keith was a prominent American federal judge and civil rights advocate who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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instanceOf American jurist
civil rights advocate
federal judge
human
judge
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
Master of Laws
appointedBy Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED
Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
awardReceived American Bar Association Spirit of Excellence Award NERFINISHED
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Thurgood Marshall Award NERFINISHED
Spingarn Medal NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath leukemia
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-07-04
dateOfDeath 2019-04-28
educatedAt Howard University School of Law NERFINISHED
Wayne State University Law School NERFINISHED
West Virginia State College NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Keith NERFINISHED
fullName Damon Jerome Keith NERFINISHED
givenName Damon NERFINISHED
hasHonoraryDegreeFrom Howard University NERFINISHED
Michigan State University NERFINISHED
Wayne State University NERFINISHED
knownFor civil rights jurisprudence
defending voting rights
landmark decisions on school desegregation
opposition to government surveillance without warrants
memberOf American Bar Association NERFINISHED
National Bar Association NERFINISHED
militaryService United States Army
nominatedToOffice United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit NERFINISHED
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan NERFINISHED
notableQuote Democracies die behind closed doors.
notableWork Detroit school desegregation cases NERFINISHED
United States v. Sinclair NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit NERFINISHED
religion Baptist
residence Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
workLocation Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED

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Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States notableBurial Damon Keith
subject surface form: Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)