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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA60111
Nominated
Feb. 14, 2005
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 26, 2005
Senate vote
96–0Roll Call
Confirmed
June 9, 2005
Commissioned
June 10, 2005
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Nov. 1, 2017

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan Judge Feb. 10, 1992 June 13, 2005 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George H.W. Bush
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge June 10, 2005 In service George W. Bush

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. William Boylston 24-5116 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
United States v. Frank Clay, Jr. 25-1515 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Cody Henderson v. Village of New Holland 26-3051 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Larry Richardson v. Nathan Falk 25-1867 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
Kathleen Sullivan v. Timothy Miller 25-1773 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
United States v. Cody Dewayne King 25-5195 Decided July 28, 2026
Gertrude Crisp v. Scioto Ambulance Dist. 25-3885 Decided July 17, 2026
United States v. Joseph Harris 25-3694 Decided July 7, 2026
United States v. Austin Eugene Lineback 25-5687 Decided June 26, 2026
John Norman v. Joseph Horton 25-5769 Decided June 22, 2026
Nathan Roberts v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co. 24-3454 Decided May 19, 2026
Ilyse Deravil v. Julmise Jean 25-3636 Decided May 8, 2026 Authored
Mark Eurton, Jr. v. Parker Thomas 25-5733 Decided April 23, 2026
McKee Foods Corp. v. BFP Inc. 25-5416 Decided April 7, 2026
Shepler's Inc. v. City of Mackinac Island, MI 25-1668 Decided March 12, 2026 Authored
Brown-Forman Corp. v. NLRB 24-2107, 25-1060 Decided March 6, 2026 Authored
Generation Changers Church v. Church Mutual Ins. Co. 24-5700 Decided Feb. 23, 2026
Clarence Borns v. Troy Chrisman 25-1437 Decided Feb. 11, 2026
Anthony Warren v. Chester County, TN 25-5370 Decided Feb. 10, 2026 Authored
Jason Green v. Kenny Perkins 25-5690 Decided Feb. 10, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Larry Richardson v. Nathan Falk Sixth Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion of the Court Ilyse Deravil v. Julmise Jean Sixth Circuit May 8, 2026
Concurrence Shepler's Inc. v. City of Mackinac Island, MI Sixth Circuit March 12, 2026
Opinion of the Court Brown-Forman Corp. v. NLRB Sixth Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion Jason Green v. Kenny Perkins Sixth Circuit Feb. 10, 2026
Opinion Anthony Warren v. Chester County, TN Sixth Circuit Feb. 10, 2026
Opinion LaNetra Kellar v. The Yunion, Inc. Sixth Circuit Oct. 31, 2025
Opinion United States v. Darese Deandre Haile Sixth Circuit Oct. 29, 2025
Opinion James Hart v. Township of Presque Isle, MI Sixth Circuit Sept. 8, 2025
Opinion United States v. Gregory Knuuttila Sixth Circuit Sept. 2, 2025
Opinion Mark Hartman v. Dave Yost Sixth Circuit July 24, 2025
Opinion Pamela Pirl v. Rice Drilling D, LLC Sixth Circuit May 12, 2025
Opinion ABC of Michigan v. William Cowen Sixth Circuit Feb. 13, 2025
Opinion Thomas Merck v. Walmart, Inc. Sixth Circuit Aug. 20, 2024
Opinion United States v. Dorian Deon McMullen Sixth Circuit June 7, 2024
Opinion Timothy Finley v. Erica Huss Sixth Circuit May 22, 2024
Opinion Diamond Transp. Logistics, Inc. v. Kroger Co. Sixth Circuit May 13, 2024
Opinion United States v. Tyren Cervenak Sixth Circuit April 26, 2024
Opinion Mark Bambach v. Gina Moegle Sixth Circuit Feb. 8, 2024
Opinion United States v. Rudy Guerrero Sixth Circuit Aug. 7, 2023