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 president
- 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, 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.
| 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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Dec. 22, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in Martin J. Walsh v. KDE Equine, LLC
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Dec. 1, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in Samuel Fields v. Scott Jordan
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Oct. 26, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in Toby Lamb, II v. Brant Kendrick
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Aug. 11, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Anthony Ozomaro
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July 19, 2022
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June 24, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Damone Bell
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May 23, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Jason Zabel
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April 7, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Mark Gould
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March 8, 2022
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Jan. 31, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Michael Johnson
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May 26, 2021opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Jonathan Barrett
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April 30, 2021
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. | 18-6062 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2019 | |
| United States v. Lawrence Johnson | 18-3002 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2019 | |
| Knight Capital Partners Corp. v. Henkel AG & Co. | 18-2189 | Decided | July 16, 2019 | Authored |
| United States v. Brian Brumbach | 18-5703/5705 | Decided | July 11, 2019 | Authored |
| Marcus Magnum Reign v. Lori Gidley | 18-1086 | Decided | July 10, 2019 | |
| United States v. Jeffery Havis | 17-5772 | Decided | June 6, 2019 | |
| United States v. Dean Doutt | 18-3750 | Decided | June 4, 2019 | |
| Sec'y Labor v. Timberline S., LLC | 18-1763 | Decided | May 29, 2019 | |
| United States v. Thomas Thompson | 17-4264 | Decided | May 29, 2019 | |
| CSX Transp., Inc. v. City of Sebree | 18-5647 | Decided | May 14, 2019 | |
| Alison Taylor v. City of Saginaw | 17-2126 | Decided | April 25, 2019 | Authored |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Larry J. Winget | 18-1143 | Decided | April 10, 2019 | |
| Carlos Lowe v. United States | 17-5490 | Decided | April 4, 2019 | Authored |
| United States v. David Armstrong | 18-5079 | Decided | April 3, 2019 | |
| United States v. William Steele | 18-1146 | Decided | March 26, 2019 | |
| United States v. Sirous Asgari | 18-3302 | Decided | March 19, 2019 | |
| R. Alexander Acosta v. Min & Kim, Inc. | 18-1190/1338 | Decided | March 18, 2019 | |
| Mendoza-Garcia v. Barr | No. 18-3513 | Decided | March 13, 2019 | |
| Cruise-Gulyas v. Minard | No. 18-2196 | Decided | March 13, 2019 | |
| United States v. Kennth Jackson | 17-3896/3902 | Decided | March 12, 2019 |
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 Comm'ns, LLC | Sixth Circuit | March 8, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Michael Johnson | 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 | 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 |
| Opinion | Stephanie Troutman v. Louisville Metro Dep't of Corrections | Sixth Circuit | Oct. 29, 2020 |
| Opinion | Jane Doe v. Univ. of Ky. | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 19, 2020 |