Sixth Circuit
Bernice Bouie Donald
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
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- CA61303
- Nominated
- Jan. 5, 2011
- Committee hearing
- March 16, 2011
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 9, 2011
- Senate vote
- 96–2Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Sept. 6, 2011
- Commissioned
- Sept. 8, 2011
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Sept. 27, 2022
- Service ended
- Jan. 20, 2023Retirement
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | Judge | Dec. 26, 1995 | Sept. 8, 2011 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | William J. Clinton |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | Sept. 8, 2011 | Jan. 20, 2023 Retirement | Barack Obama |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Jan. 4, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in Jane Doe v. Knox Cnty. Bd. of Educ.
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Dec. 22, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. David McCall, Jr.
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Dec. 22, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in Martin J. Walsh v. KDE Equine, LLC
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Dec. 5, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Travis Abbott v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
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Dec. 5, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Riccy Enriquez-Perdomo v. Ricardo Newman
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Dec. 1, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in Samuel Fields v. Scott Jordan
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Nov. 18, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in State of Ohio v. Janet Yellen
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Nov. 7, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Daniel Hils v. Gabriel Davis
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Oct. 26, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in Toby Lamb, II v. Brant Kendrick
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Sept. 9, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Stephanie Steigerwald v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
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Sept. 6, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Trevon Gates
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Aug. 25, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Eaton Corp. and Subsidiaries v. CIR
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Martin J. Walsh v. KDE Equine, LLC | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 22, 2022 |
| Opinion | Samuel Fields v. Scott Jordan | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 1, 2022 |
| Opinion | Toby Lamb, II v. Brant Kendrick | Sixth Circuit | Oct. 26, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Anthony Ozomaro | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 11, 2022 |
| Opinion | E. Johnston, Jr. v. Henry Hildebrand, III | Sixth Circuit | July 19, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Damone Bell | Sixth Circuit | June 24, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jason Zabel | Sixth Circuit | May 23, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Mark Gould | Sixth Circuit | April 7, 2022 |
| Opinion | Kelly Blanchet v. Charter Communications, LLC | Sixth Circuit | March 8, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Michael Johnson | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 31, 2022 |
| Opinion | Robin Manning | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 31, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jonathan Barrett | Sixth Circuit | May 26, 2021 |
| Opinion | Wendi Thomas v. City of Memphis, Tenn. | Sixth Circuit | April 30, 2021 |
| Opinion | Abulay Nian v. Warden | Sixth Circuit | April 19, 2021 |
| Opinion | Church Joint Venture, L.P. v. Earl Blasingame | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 26, 2021 |
| Opinion | Shane Anders v. Tony Cuevas | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 8, 2021 |
| Opinion | Karen Meyers v. Cincinnati Bd. of Educ. | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 29, 2020 |
| Opinion | Richard Hale v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 15, 2020 |
| Opinion | Leslie Clabo v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 14, 2020 |
| Opinion | RJ Control Consultants, Inc. v. Multiject, LLC | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 23, 2020 |