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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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