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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Damon Keith canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American jurist
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civil rights advocate ⓘ federal judge ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Laws ⓘ Master of Laws ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Jimmy Carter
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Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Bar Association Spirit of Excellence Award
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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
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Wayne State University Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia State College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Damon Jerome Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Damon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonoraryDegreeFrom |
Howard University
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Michigan State University NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civil rights jurisprudence
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defending voting rights ⓘ landmark decisions on school desegregation ⓘ opposition to government surveillance without warrants ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Bar Association
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National Bar Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| nominatedToOffice |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Democracies die behind closed doors. ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Detroit school desegregation cases
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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
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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)