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'''Kenneth Francis Ripple''' (born [[May 19]], [[1943]] in [[Pittsburgh, PA]]) is a Senior Circuit Judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]. He received an A.B. degree from [[Fordham University]] in [[1965]], his [[law degree]] from [[University of Virginia School of Law]] in [[1968]], and an advanced legal degree from [[The George Washington University Law School]] in [[1972]]. |
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'''Kenneth Francis Ripple''' (born May 19, 1943) is a [[United States federal judge|Senior United States circuit judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]. |
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==Education and career== |
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Judge Ripple began his career as an officer in the Navy's [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy|Judge Advocate General]] Corps. In 1972, he became Legal Officer for the [[United States Supreme Court]] and, one year later, became Special Assistant to the [[Chief Justice]]. In [[1977]], Judge Ripple entered private practice where he spent eight years before joining the law faculty at the [[University of Notre Dame]]. |
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Ripple was born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He received an [[Bachelor of Arts|Artium Baccalaureus]] degree from [[Fordham University]] in 1965. He received a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[University of Virginia School of Law]] in 1968. He received a [[Master of Laws]] from [[George Washington University Law School]] in 1972. He was in the [[United States Navy]] from 1968 to 1972. He was in the [[United States Naval Reserve]] [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy|Judge Advocate General's Corps]] since 1972. He was an attorney for [[IBM]]'s Office of the General Counsel in 1968. He was a legal officer of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] from 1972 to 1973. He was a special assistant to [[Chief Justice]] [[Warren E. Burger]] of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1973 to 1977. He was in private practice of law in [[Washington, D.C.]] from 1977 to 1985. He has been a Professor of Law at the [[University of Notre Dame]] since 1977. He was a reporter of the Advisory Committee on Federal Appellate Rules from 1978 to 1985.<ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/ripple-kenneth-francis|title=Ripple, Kenneth Francis - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref> |
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Judge Ripple was nominated by [[Ronald Reagan]] on April 1, [[1985]] to a new seat on the Seventh Circuit. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on May 3, 1985. |
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==Federal judicial service== |
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Judge Ripple has authored numerous books and articles on constitutional litigation, judicial decision-making and a wide variety of other legal topics. A member of the Virginia, New York, Indiana and District of Columbia [[bar association|Bars]], Judge 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. |
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Ripple was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] on April 1, 1985, to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]], to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on May 3, 1985, and received commission on May 10, 1985. He assumed [[senior status]] on September 1, 2008.<ref name="fjc.gov"/> |
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Judge Ripple continues to hold a position as Professor of Law at the University of [[Notre Dame Law School]], teaching Conflict of Laws, Federal Courts, and a Judicial Process Seminar. |
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==Writings and other service== |
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Judge Ripple took [[senior status]] on [[September 1]], [[2008]].<ref>[http://www.uscourts.gov/cfapps/webnovada/CF_FB_301/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reports.ViewFuture Federal Judicial Vacancies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Ripple has written numerous books and articles on constitutional litigation, judicial decision-making and a wide variety of other legal topics. A member of the Virginia, New York, Indiana and District of Columbia [[bar association|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. Ripple continues to hold a position as professor of law at the University of [[Notre Dame Law School]], teaching Conflict of Laws, Federal Courts, and a Judicial Process Seminar. |
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==Notable cases== |
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On November 21, 2016, Judge Ripple, joined by District Judge [[Barbara Brandriff Crabb]] found that the high number of [[wasted vote]]s created by the 2011 [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] redistricting was unconstitutional partisan [[gerrymandering]], over dissent by District Judge [[William C. Griesbach]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Michael Wines|author-link=Michael Wines|title=Judges Find Wisconsin Redistricting Unfairly Favored Republicans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/wisconsin-redistricting-found-to-unfairly-favor-republicans.html?_r=0|access-date=24 November 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 November 2016|page=A1}}</ref> |
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In October 2018, Ripple dissented when the majority, in an opinion by Chief Judge [[Diane Wood]], found that [[Tony Evers]], then [[Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin]], did not violate the Constitution's [[Free Exercise Clause]] nor its [[Establishment Clause]] when he denied bussing to an independent catholic school because there was a nearby archdiocesan school.<ref>{{Bluebook journal |first=|last=Note| title=Recent Case: Seventh Circuit Holds Denial of Busing to Catholic School Under Wisconsin Statute Does Not Violate Free Exercise or Establishment Clauses| volume=132 | journal=[[Harvard Law Review|Harv. L. Rev.]] | page=2344 | url=http://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2344-2351_Online.pdf| year=2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite court |litigants=St. Augustine School v. Evers|vol=906 |reporter=F.3d|opinion=591 |court=7th Cir.|date=2018|url= https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8116620098576159983 }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Chief Justice)]] |
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{{FJC Bio|2015}} |
* {{FJC Bio|2015|nid=1386961|name=Kenneth Francis Ripple<!--(1943–)-->}} |
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*[http://law.nd.edu/people/faculty-and-administration/teaching-and-research-faculty/hon-kenneth-f-ripple Biography at Notre Dame Law School] |
*[http://law.nd.edu/people/faculty-and-administration/teaching-and-research-faculty/hon-kenneth-f-ripple Biography at Notre Dame Law School] |
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Latest revision as of 05:42, 20 January 2024
Kenneth Ripple | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| Assumed office September 1, 2008 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office May 10, 1985 – September 1, 2008 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by | David Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Francis Ripple May 19, 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Fordham University (AB) University of Virginia School of Law (JD) George Washington University Law School (LLM) |
Kenneth Francis Ripple (born May 19, 1943) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Education and career
[edit]Ripple was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Fordham University in 1965. He received a Juris Doctor from University of Virginia School of Law in 1968. He received a Master of Laws from George Washington University Law School in 1972. He was in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972. He was in the United States Naval Reserve Judge Advocate General's Corps since 1972. He was an attorney for IBM's Office of the General Counsel in 1968. He was a legal officer of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 to 1973. He was a special assistant to Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1973 to 1977. He was in private practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1977 to 1985. He has been a Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame since 1977. He was a reporter of the Advisory Committee on Federal Appellate Rules from 1978 to 1985.[1]
Federal judicial service
[edit]Ripple was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on April 1, 1985, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 3, 1985, and received commission on May 10, 1985. He assumed senior status on September 1, 2008.[1]
Writings and other service
[edit]Ripple has written numerous books and articles on constitutional litigation, judicial decision-making and a wide variety of other legal topics. 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. Ripple continues to hold a position as professor of law at the University of Notre Dame Law School, teaching Conflict of Laws, Federal Courts, and a Judicial Process Seminar.
Notable cases
[edit]On November 21, 2016, Judge Ripple, joined by District Judge Barbara Brandriff Crabb found that the high number of wasted votes created by the 2011 Wisconsin State Assembly redistricting was unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering, over dissent by District Judge William C. Griesbach.[2]
In October 2018, Ripple dissented when the majority, in an opinion by Chief Judge Diane Wood, found that Tony Evers, then Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin, did not violate the Constitution's Free Exercise Clause nor its Establishment Clause when he denied bussing to an independent catholic school because there was a nearby archdiocesan school.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ripple, Kenneth Francis - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ Michael Wines (22 November 2016). "Judges Find Wisconsin Redistricting Unfairly Favored Republicans". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Note, Recent Case: Seventh Circuit Holds Denial of Busing to Catholic School Under Wisconsin Statute Does Not Violate Free Exercise or Establishment Clauses, 132 Harv. L. Rev. 2344 (2019).
- ^ St. Augustine School v. Evers, 906 F.3d 591 (7th Cir. 2018).
Sources
[edit]- Kenneth Francis Ripple at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Biography at Notre Dame Law School
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 20th-century American judges
- Conflict of laws scholars
- Fordham University alumni
- George Washington University Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Living people
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- University of Notre Dame faculty
- Notre Dame Law School faculty
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni