Sixth Circuit
Chad Andrew Readler
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
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican
- 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.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 25opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Srecko Darnell Walker
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Sept. 15panel identified Sat on the panel in Abraham Augustin
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Sept. 8opinion issued Authored the opinion in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Sept. 1opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Brandy Hilton
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Aug. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Ramsi Woodcock v. Univ. of Ky.
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Latoreya Till v. Kenneth King
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Aug. 19panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Frank Clay, Jr.
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Aug. 14
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Aug. 13
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Danielle Arthur v. Douglas Krause
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Aug. 5
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Hugo Oziel Benavides
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| United States v. Srecko Darnell Walker | 25-1356 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Abraham Augustin | 25-5655 | Decided | Sept. 15, 2026 | |
| Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | 25-5188 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Brandy Hilton | 25-5835 | Decided | Sept. 1, 2026 | Authored |
| Ramsi Woodcock v. Univ. of Ky. | 26-5057 | Decided | Aug. 24, 2026 | |
| Latoreya Till v. Kenneth King | 25-1614 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| United States v. Frank Clay, Jr. | 25-1515 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2026 | |
| 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 | Authored |
| 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 | 25-3258 | Decided | June 4, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Concurrence | United States v. Srecko Darnell Walker | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Brandy Hilton | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 1, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Am. Freedom Law Center v. Dana Nessel | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 14, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Michael Washington v. City of Cincinnati | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 13, 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 of the Court | Eric Smith v. SEC | Sixth Circuit | June 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | William Klopfenstein v. Fifth Third Bank | Sixth Circuit | June 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | William Klopfenstein v. Fifth Third Bank | Sixth Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Julie Schulz Halbower v. Hiscox Syndicate 33 of Lloyd's of London | Sixth Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Elizabeth Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hosp. | Sixth Circuit | May 1, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Jose Baltazar Us v. Todd Blanche | Sixth Circuit | April 29, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | 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 |