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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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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