Chad Andrew Readler (RAYD-ler; born August 23, 1972) is an American lawyer and adjunct professor who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Prior to his appointment, he was a principal deputy and former acting assistant attorney general for the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice. He was also a partner at the law firm Jones Day.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 20/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 38/year
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2019–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Civil Division, U.S. Department of JusticeActing assistant attorney general · 2017–2019- Private practice, Columbus, Ohio1998–2017
Law clerk , Hon. Alan E. Norris · 1997–1998
Appointments
- 2019–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1997- University of MichiganB.A. · 1994