Sixth Circuit
Eric Earl Murphy
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 president
- Seat
- CA61004
- Nominated
- Jan. 23, 2019
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Feb. 7, 2019
- Senate vote
- 52–46Roll Call
- Confirmed
- March 7, 2019
- Commissioned
- March 11, 2019
- ABA rating
- 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.
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Roy West v. United States
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Roy West v. United States
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati
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July 27panel identified Sat on the panel in In Home Health, LLC v. Robert Kennedy, Jr.
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July 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas
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July 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Lindsay Dyda v. Michigan Sec'y of State
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July 17
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July 17
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Gertrude Crisp v. Scioto Ambulance Dist.
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July 10opinion issued Authored the opinion in Stephen Gmeiner v. Keri Kent
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy West v. United States | 25-1660 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | |
| Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati | 25-3693 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | |
| Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas | 25-1566 | Decided | July 24, 2026 | Authored |
| Naya Abbey v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. | 25-5736 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | Authored |
| Stephen Gmeiner v. Keri Kent | 25-2000 | Decided | July 10, 2026 | Authored |
| Jenna Amacher v. City of Tullahoma, Tenn. | 25-5917 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | |
| United States v. Seth Hoover | 24-4029 | Decided | June 24, 2026 | |
| Eric Smith v. SEC | 24-3907 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| Sona Baro v. Todd Blanche | 25-3894 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | Authored |
| Jamal Ward v. Charles Brotzke | 25-1653 | Decided | June 12, 2026 | |
| Fahirri Dannah v. City of Grand Rapids | 25-1416 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | |
| Odinaka Ethelberth Nwosu v. Todd Blanche | 25-3831 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | Authored |
| Flight Options, LLC v. United States | 25-3582 | Decided | May 27, 2026 | |
| Steve Karacson v. David Shaver | 25-1089 | Decided | May 20, 2026 | |
| Andrea Tumbleson v. Lakota Local Sch. Dist. | 25-3548 | Decided | May 13, 2026 | Authored |
| Joseph Fischer v. Karen Thomas | 25-5400 | Decided | May 12, 2026 | |
| Juan Sanchez Alvarez v. MarkWayne Mullin | 25-1969 | Decided | May 11, 2026 | |
| Connie Overstreet v. Ontonagon County | 25-1873 | Decided | May 8, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Darrick Denard Bell | 24-1657 | Decided | May 7, 2026 | |
| Kimberly Vaughn v. James Rea | 25-3537 | Decided | May 4, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas | Sixth Circuit | July 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | Naya Abbey v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. | Sixth Circuit | July 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | Stephen Gmeiner v. Keri Kent | Sixth Circuit | July 10, 2026 |
| Opinion | Sona Baro v. Todd Blanche | Sixth Circuit | June 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | Odinaka Ethelberth Nwosu v. Todd Blanche | Sixth Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Andrea Tumbleson v. Lakota Local Sch. Dist. | Sixth Circuit | May 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Connie Overstreet v. Ontonagon County | Sixth Circuit | May 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jessica Clippinger v. State Farm Automobile Ins. Co. | Sixth Circuit | April 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | David Lovell v. Cnty. of Kalamazoo | Sixth Circuit | April 10, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Mario Delaine | Sixth Circuit | April 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | Machelle Pearson v. MDOC | Sixth Circuit | March 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | Victory Global, LLC v. Fresh Bourbon, LLC | Sixth Circuit | March 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | Marquetta Williams v. City of Canton, Ohio | Sixth Circuit | March 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | Gun Owners of Am., Inc. v. Pamela Bondi | Sixth Circuit | March 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Leron Liggins | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Kevin Hamm v. Pullman SST, Inc. | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Michael Dahdah v. Rocket Mortgage, LLC | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | John Doe v. John Burlew | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | Michael Victor v. Kimberly Reynolds | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Aaron Loines | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 21, 2026 |