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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic president
Seat
CA61304
Nominated
Jan. 3, 2022
Committee hearing
Jan. 12, 2022
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 10, 2022
Senate vote
48–47Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 8, 2022
Commissioned
Sept. 27, 2022
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.

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. Jocelyn Benson 26-1225 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Mark Pannek v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n 25-3706 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Leandro Spindola v. Todd Blanche 25-3600 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Mark Lovell v. Clermont Cnty. Sheriff's Office 26-3031 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Saruba Asante Smith 25-5167 Decided July 29, 2026
Socorro Perez-Hernandez v. Todd Blanche 25-3592 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
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
United States v. Montez Hall 24-6094 Decided June 25, 2026
United States v. Quincy Marquice Taylor 25-6035 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Tarek Fakhuri 25-1099 Decided June 12, 2026
Nathan Roberts v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co. 24-3454 Decided May 19, 2026 Authored
Mackinac Center for Pub. Pol'y v. U.S. Dep't of Educ. 24-1784 Decided May 8, 2026 Authored
Derek Block v. James Canepa 25-3305 Decided May 6, 2026
John Ream v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury 25-3259 Decided April 21, 2026
United States v. Moreno Jackson, II 25-1223 Decided April 15, 2026
Rieth-Riley Constr. Co., Inc. v. NLRB 25-1073 Decided April 13, 2026 Authored
Rieth-Riley Constr. Co. v. NLRB 25-1082 Decided April 8, 2026 Authored
United States v. David Lynn Vannelli 25-5319 Decided April 3, 2026
United States v. Guy Collins 25-5651 Decided April 1, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Mark Pannek v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n Sixth Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Socorro Perez-Hernandez v. Todd Blanche Sixth Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jocelyn Benson Sixth Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. Quincy Marquice Taylor Sixth Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion Mackinac Center for Pub. Pol'y v. U.S. Dep't of Educ. Sixth Circuit May 8, 2026
Opinion Rieth-Riley Constr. Co., Inc. v. NLRB Sixth Circuit April 13, 2026
Opinion Rieth-Riley Constr. Co. v. NLRB Sixth Circuit April 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Tayseer Yousef Sixth Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion Nathan Roberts v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co. Sixth Circuit Feb. 24, 2026
Opinion Lifestyle Communities, Ltd. v. City of Worthington, Ohio Sixth Circuit Jan. 27, 2026
Opinion Charity Halasz v. Cass City Pub. Schs. Sixth Circuit Dec. 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Timothy Lee Baker Sixth Circuit Sept. 12, 2025
Opinion Michael Mockeridge v. Harry Harvey Sixth Circuit Aug. 11, 2025
Opinion Robert Carbone v. Wulf Kaal Sixth Circuit June 20, 2025
Opinion David Hieber v. Oakland County, Mich. Sixth Circuit April 29, 2025
Opinion United States v. Tyren Cervenak Sixth Circuit April 2, 2025
Opinion Shenisa Mohammed v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit March 4, 2025
Opinion Derek Kramer v. Am. Electric Power Exec. Severance Plan Sixth Circuit Feb. 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. Quincy Marquice Taylor Sixth Circuit Feb. 7, 2025
Opinion United States v. Michael Mills Sixth Circuit Jan. 16, 2025