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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican president
Seat
CA60508
Nominated
Jan. 23, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 7, 2019
Senate vote
52–47Roll Call
Confirmed
March 6, 2019
Commissioned
March 7, 2019
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
Am. Freedom Law Center v. Dana Nessel 25-1684 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Michael Washington v. City of Cincinnati 25-3692 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Danielle Arthur v. Douglas Krause 25-2123 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
John Ewalt v. Gatehouse Media Ohio Holdings 25-4015 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Hugo Oziel Benavides 25-1054 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Yarlen Henry v. City of Detroit, Mich. 25-1860 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
In Home Health, LLC v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. 25-3542 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rishad Williams 25-3209 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Samuel Arellio Hernandez 25-1517 Decided July 16, 2026
Sam Morris v. Todd Blanche 25-3893 Decided June 25, 2026
Rubicon Real Estate Holdings v. City of Pontiac, Mich. 25-1631 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
Eric Smith v. SEC 24-3907 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored
William Klopfenstein v. Fifth Third Bank 24-3955 Decided May 29, 2026 Authored
Julie Schulz Halbower v. Hiscox Syndicate 33 of Lloyd's of London 25-1152 Decided May 29, 2026 Authored
Andrew Hess v. Oakland Cnty., Mich. 25-1784 Decided May 5, 2026
Elizabeth Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hosp. 24-1975 Decided May 1, 2026 Authored
Jose Baltazar Us v. Todd Blanche 25-3504 Decided April 29, 2026 Authored
Elaine Smith v. Miami Valley Hosp. 24-3983 Decided April 20, 2026
McKee Foods Corp. v. BFP Inc. 25-5416 Decided April 7, 2026
United States v. Bo Bryant Hostettler 24-3403 Decided March 20, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Am. Freedom Law Center v. Dana Nessel Sixth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion John Ewalt v. Gatehouse Media Ohio Holdings Sixth Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion Yarlen Henry v. City of Detroit, Mich. Sixth Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Opinion In Home Health, LLC v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. Sixth Circuit July 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rishad Williams Sixth Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion Rubicon Real Estate Holdings v. City of Pontiac, Mich. Sixth Circuit June 18, 2026
Opinion Eric Smith v. SEC Sixth Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion Julie Schulz Halbower v. Hiscox Syndicate 33 of Lloyd's of London Sixth Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion William Klopfenstein v. Fifth Third Bank Sixth Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion Elizabeth Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hosp. Sixth Circuit May 1, 2026
Opinion Jose Baltazar Us v. Todd Blanche Sixth Circuit April 29, 2026
Opinion Eric Smith v. SEC Sixth Circuit March 27, 2026
Opinion Marvin Johnson v. David Bobby Sixth Circuit March 19, 2026
Opinion Scott DeBruyn v. Adam Douglas Sixth Circuit March 4, 2026
Opinion United States v. Deldrick Lamar Spence Sixth Circuit Feb. 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Tawsif Mohammed Tajwar Sixth Circuit Feb. 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Brandie Nicole Appleton Sixth Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Opinion Newtyn Partners, LP v. Alliance Data Sys. Corp. Sixth Circuit Jan. 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Tomarcus Baskerville Sixth Circuit Jan. 8, 2026
Opinion Tawna Bowles v. SSRG II, LLC Sixth Circuit Dec. 17, 2025