R. Guy Cole, Jr.

Guy Cole
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Assumed office
August 15, 2014
Preceded by Alice Batchelder
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Assumed office
December 26, 1995
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Nathaniel Jones
Personal details
Born (1951-05-23) May 23, 1951
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Alma mater Tufts University
Yale University

Ransey Guy Cole, Jr. (born May 23, 1951) is the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Early life and education

Cole was born in Birmingham, Alabama and attended Cheshire Academy in Connecticut. He earned a bachelor's degree from Tufts University in 1972 and a law degree from Yale Law School in 1975.[1]

Professional career

Cole worked as a lawyer in private practice with the firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease in Columbus, Ohio from 1975 until 1978. Upon joining the firm in 1975, he was just the second African-American at the firm, and in 1983, he became its first African-American partner.[2] He joined the U.S. Department of Justice and worked as a trial attorney in the commercial litigation branch of the DOJ's Civil Division from 1978 until 1980. He then transitioned back into private practice at Vorys Sater from 1980 until 1986. Cole became a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Ohio from 1987 until 1993. He returned to private practice in Columbus at Vorys Sater from 1993 until becoming an appeals court judge in 1995.[1]

Federal judicial service

President Clinton nominated Cole to a seat on the Sixth Circuit on June 29, 1995, to replace retiring Judge Nathaniel R. Jones. Although Republicans controlled the U.S. Senate at that time, Cole's nomination was considered uncontroversial. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously recommended Cole's confirmation on October 26, 1995. The full Senate unanimously confirmed Cole in a voice vote on December 22, 1995.

Cole was elevated to be the Sixth Circuit's chief judge on August 15, 2014, succeeding Chief Judge Alice M. Batchelder.

References

  1. 1 2 Biography of R. Guy Cole, Jr., from the Sixth Circuit Court. Accessed October 3, 2009.
  2. "Just The Beginning Foundation: Judge Ransey Guy Cole". Retrieved 22 May 2013.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Nathaniel Jones
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1995–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Alice Batchelder
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
2014–present
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