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
- 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.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 15opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Garry Lebron Hayes
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Sept. 4
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Sept. 2opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Glenn Daeward Boyd
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Aug. 28
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Aug. 19opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Steven Randall Neal
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Aug. 19opinion issued Concurred in Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc v. La-Z-Boy Inc.
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Aug. 14opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Jocelyn Benson
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Aug. 14opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Jocelyn Benson
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Roy West v. United States
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Aug. 5opinion issued Concurred 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.
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. Garry Lebron Hayes | 25-5893 | Decided | Sept. 15, 2026 | Authored |
| Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | 25-5188 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | |
| Summit Locations, LLC v. Bd. of Trs., Bath Twp., Ohio | 25-3833 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Glenn Daeward Boyd | 25-1590 | Decided | Sept. 2, 2026 | Authored |
| Diamond Williams v. Mastronardi Produce-USA, Inc. | 25-1836 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | |
| Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc v. La-Z-Boy Inc. | 25-1727 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Steven Randall Neal | 25-5895 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2026 | Authored |
| Roy West v. United States | 25-1660 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | |
| Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati | 25-3693 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | Authored |
| 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 | Authored |
| 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 | 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. Garry Lebron Hayes | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 15, 2026 |
| Opinion | Summit Locations, LLC v. Bd. of Trs., Bath Twp., Ohio | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 4, 2026 |
| Concurrence | United States v. Glenn Daeward Boyd | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 2, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc v. La-Z-Boy Inc. | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 19, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Steven Randall Neal | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 19, 2026 |
| Concurrence | United States v. Jocelyn Benson | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jocelyn Benson | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 14, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas | Sixth Circuit | July 24, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | 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 |
| Concurrence | Eric Smith v. SEC | Sixth Circuit | June 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | Odinaka Ethelberth Nwosu v. Todd Blanche | Sixth Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Flight Options, LLC v. United States | Sixth Circuit | May 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Andrea Tumbleson v. Lakota Local Sch. Dist. | Sixth Circuit | May 13, 2026 |
| Dissent | Juan Sanchez Alvarez v. MarkWayne Mullin | Sixth Circuit | May 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | Connie Overstreet v. Ontonagon County | Sixth Circuit | May 8, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Jessica Clippinger v. State Farm Automobile Ins. Co. | Sixth Circuit | April 24, 2026 |
| Dissent | Cory Driscoll v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs | Sixth Circuit | April 23, 2026 |