Sixth Circuit
Alan Eugene Norris
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Ronald ReaganRepublican
- Seat
- CA60506
- Nominated
- April 22, 1986
- Committee hearing
- May 14, 1986
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 5, 1986
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- June 6, 1986
- Commissioned
- July 1, 1986
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- July 1, 2001
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 12opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Kyle Wagner
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Sept. 9, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Bernard Hardrick v. Erica Huss
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April 19, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in Brian Adams v. 3M Company
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Nov. 18, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in R. K. v. Bill Lee
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Dec. 6, 2021panel identified Sat on the panel in Whirlpool Int'l Holdings v. CIR
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Oct. 8, 2021panel identified Sat on the panel in McKeon Prods. v. Howard S. Leight & Assocs.
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July 23, 2021panel identified Sat on the panel in Tiger Lily, LLC v. HUD
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April 19, 2021
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March 29, 2021panel identified Sat on the panel in Tiger Lily, LLC v. HUD
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Dec. 2, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Progressive Rail Inc. v. CSX Trans., Inc.
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Aug. 20, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Abigail Ladd v. Jack Marchbanks
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Aug. 4, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Philip Paauwe
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Kyle Wagner | 26-1294 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | Authored |
| Bernard Hardrick v. Erica Huss | 24-1456 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2025 | |
| Brian Adams v. 3M Company | 23-5232 | Decided | April 19, 2023 | |
| R. K. v. Bill Lee | 22-5004 | Decided | Nov. 18, 2022 | Authored |
| Whirlpool Int'l Holdings v. CIR | 20-1900 | Decided | Dec. 6, 2021 | |
| McKeon Prods. v. Howard S. Leight & Assocs. | 20-2279 | Decided | Oct. 8, 2021 | |
| Tiger Lily, LLC v. HUD | 21-5256 | Decided | July 23, 2021 | |
| Jason Cunningham v. Shelby Cnty., Tenn. | 20-5375 | Decided | April 19, 2021 | Authored |
| Tiger Lily, LLC v. HUD | 21-5256 | Decided | March 29, 2021 | |
| Progressive Rail Inc. v. CSX Trans., Inc. | 20-5378 | Decided | Dec. 2, 2020 | |
| Abigail Ladd v. Jack Marchbanks | 19-4136 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2020 | |
| United States v. Philip Paauwe | 19-2071 | Decided | Aug. 4, 2020 | |
| SawariMedia, LLC v. Gretchen Whitmer | 20-1594 | Decided | July 2, 2020 | |
| Damien Freeman v. Lyneal Wainwright | 18-3913 | Decided | May 12, 2020 | |
| Robert Winburn v. Noah Nagy | 19-2399 | Decided | April 23, 2020 | |
| United States v. Christopher Fowler | 19-3071 | Decided | April 21, 2020 | |
| Jeremiah Leavy v. Kenneth Hutchison | 18-6246 | Decided | March 19, 2020 | |
| Anita Cagayat v. United Collection Bureau, Inc. | 19-3431 | Decided | March 9, 2020 | |
| In re John W. Franklin | 19-6093 | Decided | March 3, 2020 | |
| Christopher Adams v. Dave Baker | 18-5819 | Decided | March 2, 2020 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Kyle Wagner | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | R. K. v. Bill Lee | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 18, 2022 |
| Opinion | Jason Cunningham v. Shelby Cnty., Tenn. | Sixth Circuit | April 19, 2021 |
| Opinion | Church Joint Venture, L.P. v. Earl Blasingame | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 21, 2020 |