Kenneth Francis Ripple

Background

Ripple, Kenneth Francis was born on May 19, 1943 in Pittsburgh. Son of Raymond John and Rita (Holden) Ripple.

Education

AB, Fordham University, 1965. Juris Doctor, University Virginia, 1968. Master of Laws, George Washington University, 1972.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), George Washington University, 1992.

Career

Attorney International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Armonk, New York, 1968. Legal officer United States Supreme Court, Washington, 1972—1973, special assistant to chief justice Warren E. Burger, 1973—1977. Professor law University Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, since 1977.

Judge United States Court Appeals (7th circuit), 1985—2008, senior judge, since 2009. Reporter Appellate Rules Committee, Washington, 1978—1985. Commission on military justice United States Department Defense, Washington, 1984—1985.

Consultant Supreme Court Alabama, 1983, California Board Bar Examiners, 1981, Anglo-American Judicial Exchange, 1977. Advisory committee Bill of Rights to Bicentennial Constitution Commission, 1989. Advisory committee on appellate rules Judicial Conference United States, 1985—1990, chairman, 1990—1993.

Chairman advisory committee on appellate judge education Federal Judicial Center, 1996—2003. Member judicial conference administrative office United States Courts Committee, 2003—2006. Member faculty Law Clerkship Institute, Pepperdine University, 2001—2004.

Member visiting committee University Chicago School Divinity, since 2005, University Chicago School Law, 2005—2008. Member committee on judicial resources Judicial Conference United States, 2006—2009. With Judge Advocate General Corps United States Navy, 1968-1972.

Achievements

• Kenneth Francis Ripple has been listed as a reputable federal judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Constitutional Litigation (Contemporary Litigation Series)

Membership

A member of the Virginia, New York, Indiana and District of Columbia Bars, Ripple has the distinction of serving on the American delegation to the 1980 Anglo-American Judicial Exchange. He is also a member of the American Law Institute and has chaired the Advisory Committee on Federal Appellate Rules of Procedure.

Connections

Married Mary Andrea DeWeese, July 27, 1968. Children: Gregory, Raymond, Christopher.

Father:

Raymond John Rita

Mother:

Rita

Spouse:

Mary Andrea DeWeese

child:

Raymond Ripple

child:

Gregory Ripple

child:

Christopher Ripple