Kevin Ritz nominated for federal judgeship
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin Ritz has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
President Joe Biden has nominated Kevin Ritz to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the White House announced Wednesday, March 20.
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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