Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican president
Seat
CA61003
Nominated
June 12, 1991
Committee hearing
Sept. 26, 1991
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 31, 1991
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Nov. 27, 1991
Commissioned
Dec. 2, 1991
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2009until Jan. 1, 2014
Senior status
March 7, 2019

Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Judge April 4, 1985 Jan. 4, 1992 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Dec. 2, 1991 In service George H.W. Bush

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Mark Pannek v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n 25-3706 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Leandro Spindola v. Todd Blanche 25-3600 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Charles Klein, Jr. v. USPS 25-3965 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
NetChoice, LLC v. David Yost 25-3371 Decided June 18, 2026
Estate of George Worrell, Jr. v. Thang, Inc. 25-1863 Decided May 27, 2026
Alexandre Ansari v. Moises Jimenez 24-1743 Decided May 14, 2026
Ibrahim Alzandani v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. 25-1603 Decided May 12, 2026
United States v. Moreno Jackson, II 25-1223 Decided April 15, 2026 Authored
United States v. Joseph Michael McNoriell 24-2067 Decided April 6, 2026
Barbara Mercer v. Anthony Stewart 24-1751 Decided April 2, 2026
Renee Johnson v. Matthew Antkoviak 25-1527 Decided March 30, 2026
BLC Lexington SNF, LLC v. Bonnie Townsend 25-5675 Decided March 26, 2026 Authored
United States v. Terrell Lamar Williams 25-3426 Decided March 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Stephen Duane Woods, Jr. 24-1988 Decided March 10, 2026 Authored
Amadou Sy v. Pamela Bondi 25-3631 Decided March 3, 2026 Authored
Gun Owners of Am., Inc. v. Pamela Bondi 25-1282 Decided March 2, 2026
Jacqueline Gaines v. Denise Cross 25-3233 Decided Feb. 27, 2026 Authored
Donald Herb Johnson v. Laura Plappert 23-5330 Decided Jan. 9, 2026
United States v. Ronnie Lee Goldy 24-5544 Decided Jan. 8, 2026 Authored
In re Humana, Inc. 25-502 Decided Dec. 30, 2025

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Leandro Spindola v. Todd Blanche Sixth Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Moreno Jackson, II Sixth Circuit April 15, 2026
Opinion BLC Lexington SNF, LLC v. Bonnie Townsend Sixth Circuit March 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Terrell Lamar Williams Sixth Circuit March 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Stephen Duane Woods, Jr. Sixth Circuit March 10, 2026
Opinion Amadou Sy v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion Jacqueline Gaines v. Denise Cross Sixth Circuit Feb. 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ronnie Lee Goldy Sixth Circuit Jan. 8, 2026
Opinion Cheyenne Johnson v. Mount Pleasant Pub. Schs. Sixth Circuit Sept. 30, 2025
Opinion Andrew Berzanskis v. FCA US, LLC Sixth Circuit July 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. Lois Jochinto Orta Sixth Circuit April 22, 2025
Opinion United States v. Keita Jerrod Hayden Sixth Circuit May 20, 2024
Opinion Ilia Kolominsky v. Root, Inc. Sixth Circuit April 29, 2024
Opinion Carl Hubbard v. Randee Rewerts Sixth Circuit April 16, 2024
Opinion Firexo, Inc. v. Firexo Group Limited Sixth Circuit April 12, 2024
Opinion United States v. Robert Whipple, III Sixth Circuit Feb. 8, 2024
Opinion United States v. Davonte Hoskins Sixth Circuit Aug. 23, 2023
Opinion United States v. Orlando Johnson Sixth Circuit Aug. 21, 2023
Opinion United States v. Christian Ferguson Sixth Circuit April 20, 2023
Opinion United States v. Ramiah Jefferson Sixth Circuit April 4, 2023