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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican president
Seat
CA61601
Nominated
Jan. 29, 1986
Committee hearing
Feb. 5, 1986
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 27, 1986
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
March 3, 1986
Commissioned
March 25, 1986
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2003until Jan. 1, 2009
Senior status
Feb. 28, 2017

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. Tianna Barber 25-3245 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Patrice Nelson v. MillerKnoll, Inc. 25-1940 Decided July 7, 2026
Lauren Bridges v. Maxum Indemnity Company 25-1911 Decided June 29, 2026
United States v. Montez Hall 24-6094 Decided June 25, 2026
United States v. Samuel Harris 25-5540 Decided June 16, 2026
William Klopfenstein v. Fifth Third Bank 24-3955 Decided May 29, 2026
Estate of George Worrell, Jr. v. Thang, Inc. 25-1863 Decided May 27, 2026
Nathan Roberts v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co. 24-3454 Decided May 19, 2026
Mackinac Center for Pub. Pol'y v. U.S. Dep't of Educ. 24-1784 Decided May 8, 2026
Andrew Hess v. Oakland Cnty., Mich. 25-1784 Decided May 5, 2026 Authored
Elizabeth Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hosp. 24-1975 Decided May 1, 2026
United States v. Tayseer Yousef 25-1426 Decided March 17, 2026
Mary Bleick v. Sheryl Maxfield 25-3978 Decided March 10, 2026
Norton Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Village of St. Bernard, Ohio 25-3265 Decided March 4, 2026
United States v. Deldrick Lamar Spence 25-5081 Decided Feb. 18, 2026
United States v. David Myrie 24-2045 Decided Feb. 17, 2026 Authored
Eaton Corp. v. Angstrom Auto. Group, LLC 24-3604 Decided Feb. 13, 2026
United States v. Brandie Nicole Appleton 25-5051 Decided Feb. 5, 2026
State of Ohio, ex rel. Dave Yost v. Ascent Health Servs., LLC 24-3033 Decided Jan. 27, 2026
Miranda Stovall v. Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Educ. 25-5357 Decided Jan. 14, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Andrew Hess v. Oakland Cnty., Mich. Sixth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. David Myrie Sixth Circuit Feb. 17, 2026
Opinion Diane Owens v. FirstEnergy Corporation Sixth Circuit Aug. 13, 2025
Opinion Erica Bojicic v. Richard Michael DeWine Sixth Circuit July 30, 2025
Opinion Delano Hale v. Bill Cool Sixth Circuit Nov. 27, 2024
Opinion Local No 499, Bd of Trustees v. Art Iron, Inc. Sixth Circuit Sept. 26, 2024
Opinion Am. Reliable Ins. Co. v. United States Sixth Circuit June 28, 2024
Opinion Norfolk S. R.R. Co. v. Dille Road Recycling, LLC Sixth Circuit Feb. 26, 2024
Opinion International Outdoor, Inc. v. City of Troy, Mich. Sixth Circuit Aug. 10, 2023
Opinion M. Kathleen McKinney v. Starbucks Corp. Sixth Circuit Aug. 8, 2023
Opinion United States v. Xiaorong You Sixth Circuit July 11, 2023
Opinion John Does 1-5 v. Gretchen Whitmer Sixth Circuit May 30, 2023
Opinion United States v. Terry Woods Sixth Circuit March 1, 2023
Opinion United States v. Trinity Phillips Sixth Circuit Nov. 28, 2022
Opinion Safety Specialty Ins. Co. v. Genesee Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs Sixth Circuit Nov. 21, 2022
Opinion Safety Specialty Ins. Co. v. Genesee Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs Sixth Circuit Nov. 21, 2022
Opinion Harry Calcutt III v. FDIC Sixth Circuit June 10, 2022
Opinion Harry Calcutt III v. FDIC Sixth Circuit June 10, 2022
Opinion Raymond Hawkins v. Cintas Corp. Sixth Circuit April 27, 2022
Opinion In re Craig Steven Romanzi Sixth Circuit April 8, 2022