Judge Readler earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan. After graduating, he served as a law clerk to Judge Alan Norris of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Judge Readler then began practicing law in the Columbus office of the international law firm Jones Day, eventually spending ten years as a partner in the firm’s Issues and Appeals Practice Group. While at Jones Day, Judge Readler appeared in state and federal trial and appellate courts around the country, most frequently the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Sixth Circuit. Judge Readler also successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court in McQuiggin v. Perkins on behalf of an inmate claiming actual innocence. His other pro bono representations include representing capital defendants before the Tenth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Ohio, as well as representing defendants sentenced to life in prison before the Sixth Circuit. While at Jones Day, Judge Readler traveled to Nairobi with Lawyers Without Borders to train Kenyan lawyers in prosecuting domestic violence cases, and he was also a recipient of the American Marshall Memorial Fellowship awarded by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Following his career in private practice, Judge Readler served as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice from 2017 to 2019. In that role, Judge Readler led and supervised over 1,000 lawyers in the Department’s largest litigating division, briefing and arguing several cases on behalf of the United States in federal courts across the country, including high-profile cases significant to the Administration and the Department. In March 2019, Judge Readler was confirmed to serve as a Circuit Judge on the Sixth Circuit. He resides in Columbus.
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A Conversation with Judge Readler
South Dakota Student Chapter
Knudson School of Law414 E. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
The Judiciary in a Polarized Age – Perspectives from the Federal Appeals Court
Boston Lawyers Chapter
Office Building100 High Street, 21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Federalism in the Courts: A Discussion on Appellate Systems
Capital Student Chapter
Capital University Law School, Room 242303 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215
State vs. Federal Appellate Systems & Practice: A Discussion with Hon. Chad Readler & Hon. Andrew King
Ohio State Student Chapter
Saxbe Auditorium55 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
How and Why to Clerk
Michigan Student Chapter
The University of Michigan Law School625 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
A Conversation with Judge Readler
Catholic Student Chapter
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law3600 John McCormack Rd NE
Washington D.C. , DC 20064
Inside the Department of Justice
NYU Student Chapter
New York University School of Law40 Washington Square S
New York, NY 10012
An Overview of the DOJ with Judge Chad Readler
Pennsylvania Student Chapter
Penn Law School3501 Sansom St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Nightmare on Half Street? Free Speech and the NLRB
2023 National Lawyers Convention
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Nightmare on Half Street? Free Speech and the NLRB
2023 National Lawyers Convention
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Panel 1: When Twitter Speaks: Control, Access, and the Role of States
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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and International Law, Order, and Security
National Lawyers Convention 2022
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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and International Law, Order, and Security
National Lawyers Convention 2022
In February, Russia began a full-scale military action against Ukraine. This war in Ukraine constitutes...