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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican president
Seat
CA61202
Nominated
March 21, 2017
Committee hearing
April 26, 2017
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 18, 2017
Senate vote
52–44Roll Call
Confirmed
May 25, 2017
Commissioned
May 25, 2017
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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 Eastern District of Kentucky Judge Jan. 4, 2008 May 30, 2017 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George W. Bush
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge May 25, 2017 In service Donald J. Trump

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
United States v. Tianna Barber 25-3245 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Charles Klein, Jr. v. USPS 25-3965 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
John Ewalt v. Gatehouse Media Ohio Holdings 25-4015 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas 25-1566 Decided July 24, 2026
Am. Ass'n of Nurse Anesthesiology v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. 25-3733 Decided July 21, 2026
Mary Ann Bender v. Village of Mariemont 25-3540 Decided June 30, 2026
Jamal Ward v. Charles Brotzke 25-1653 Decided June 12, 2026
United States v. Tarek Fakhuri 25-1099 Decided June 12, 2026
Steve Karacson v. David Shaver 25-1089 Decided May 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Mirsad Ramic 25-5471 Decided May 13, 2026 Authored
Andrea Tumbleson v. Lakota Local Sch. Dist. 25-3548 Decided May 13, 2026
Joseph Fischer v. Karen Thomas 25-5400 Decided May 12, 2026 Authored
John Griswold v. Trinity Health Michigan 25-1271 Decided May 11, 2026
Amanda Martin v. Fed. Rsrv. Bank of Cleveland 25-3518 Decided May 7, 2026
United States v. Karnail Singh 25-1523 Decided May 5, 2026 Authored
Kimberly Vaughn v. James Rea 25-3537 Decided May 4, 2026 Authored
Efra Samba Deh v. Todd Blanche 25-3659 Decided April 29, 2026 Authored
Phillip Jones v. Tim Shoop 24-3356 Decided April 22, 2026
United States v. Moreno Jackson, II 25-1223 Decided April 15, 2026
Juan Gamas-Vicente v. Todd Blanche 25-3415 Decided April 7, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Steve Karacson v. David Shaver Sixth Circuit May 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Mirsad Ramic Sixth Circuit May 13, 2026
Opinion Joseph Fischer v. Karen Thomas Sixth Circuit May 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Karnail Singh Sixth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion Kimberly Vaughn v. James Rea Sixth Circuit May 4, 2026
Opinion Efra Samba Deh v. Todd Blanche Sixth Circuit April 29, 2026
Opinion Juan Gamas-Vicente v. Todd Blanche Sixth Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion Clarence Borns v. Troy Chrisman Sixth Circuit Feb. 11, 2026
Opinion United States v. Kelly Richards Sixth Circuit Jan. 9, 2026
Opinion Tina Zai v. Nat'l Credit Union Admin. Bd. Sixth Circuit Aug. 11, 2025
Opinion Jennie Wright v. Louisville Metro Gov't Sixth Circuit July 16, 2025
Opinion Daniel Stewart v. David Martin Sixth Circuit July 7, 2025
Opinion United States v. Rodney Hamilton Higgins, Jr. Sixth Circuit June 27, 2025
Opinion Fire-Dex, LLC v. Admiral Ins. Co. Sixth Circuit June 2, 2025
Opinion Belinda Marie Fitzpatrick v. Kyle Hanney Sixth Circuit May 30, 2025
Opinion Arsen Sarkisov v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit May 29, 2025
Opinion Brandi Goodwin v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am. Sixth Circuit May 15, 2025
Opinion Karu Gene White v. Laura Plappert Sixth Circuit May 13, 2025
Opinion John Doe v. William Lee Sixth Circuit May 12, 2025
Opinion United States v. Andre Whitlow Sixth Circuit April 16, 2025