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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
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.

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
Linda Horton v. GE 25-5958 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
Rusoff v. the Happy Group, Inc. 24-7706 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
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
Trey Cholewa v. USA 25-1465 Decided June 11, 2026
William Klopfenstein v. Fifth Third Bank 25-3258 Decided June 4, 2026
The Scotts Company LLC v. P&G 25-3555 Decided June 4, 2026 Authored
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 Authored
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 Authored
USA v. City of Detroit, MI 25-1537 Decided April 10, 2026 Authored
Logan Houle v. Marion, OH Police Department 25-3586 Decided March 27, 2026
United States v. Myers 23-1034 Decided March 27, 2026
United States v. Michael Fletcher 25-5468 Decided March 25, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Linda Horton v. GE Sixth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion The Scotts Company LLC v. P&G Sixth Circuit June 4, 2026
Opinion Andrew Hess v. Oakland Cnty., Mich. Sixth Circuit May 5, 2026
Dissent Elizabeth Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hosp. Sixth Circuit May 1, 2026
Opinion USA v. City of Detroit, MI Sixth Circuit April 10, 2026
Opinion United States v. Michael Fletcher Sixth Circuit March 25, 2026
Opinion Mary Eitel v. Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC Sixth Circuit March 11, 2026
Opinion Brayton Groth v. City of Birmingham, MI Sixth Circuit March 10, 2026
Dissent Nathan Roberts v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co. Sixth Circuit Feb. 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. David Myrie Sixth Circuit Feb. 17, 2026
Opinion Amanda Caton v. Jacob Salamon Sixth Circuit Oct. 10, 2025
Opinion Cincom Systems Inc v. LabWare, Inc. Sixth Circuit Sept. 26, 2025
Opinion David McNair v. Collin Pratt Sixth Circuit Sept. 3, 2025
Opinion Diane Owens v. FirstEnergy Corporation Sixth Circuit Aug. 13, 2025
Opinion Erica Bojicic v. Richard Michael DeWine Sixth Circuit July 30, 2025
Opinion Laura Beny v. University of Michigan Sixth Circuit July 29, 2025
Opinion Christopher Sterusky v. Detrick Cooper Sixth Circuit July 23, 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