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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA61502
Nominated
Jan. 7, 1997
Committee hearing
May 7, 1997
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 22, 1997
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
July 31, 1997
Commissioned
Aug. 1, 1997
ABA rating
Well 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
KalshiEX LLC v. William Orgel 26-3196, 26-5235 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
Cargill, Inc. v. MSHR 26-3287 Decided Sept. 23, 2026
United States v. Todd Allen Stafford 24-1612 Decided Sept. 11, 2026 Authored
Danyale Tubbs v. Sherry Payton 25-1950 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
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
NLRB v. VNS Fed. Servs., LLC 25-1233 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
United States v. Glenn Daeward Boyd 25-1590 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
NetChoice, LLC v. Jonathan Skrmetti 25-5660 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. David Taylor 26-1222 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Derek Antol v. Robert English 25-2054 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Cody Dewayne King 25-5195 Decided July 28, 2026
Naya Abbey v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. 25-5736 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
Patrice Nelson v. MillerKnoll, Inc. 25-1940 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Lauren Bridges v. Maxum Indemnity Company 25-1911 Decided June 29, 2026
John Norman v. Joseph Horton 25-5769 Decided June 22, 2026 Authored
Bismark Boa-Bonsu v. Deborah Owusu 25-3862 Decided June 22, 2026
NetChoice, LLC v. David Yost 25-3371 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
Aaron Hall v. Trivest Partners L.P. 25-1278, 25-1538 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored
Flight Options, LLC v. United States 25-3582 Decided May 27, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence United States v. Todd Allen Stafford Sixth Circuit Sept. 11, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Glenn Daeward Boyd Sixth Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Dissent NetChoice, LLC v. Jonathan Skrmetti Sixth Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion of the Court Derek Antol v. Robert English Sixth Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Dissent Naya Abbey v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. Sixth Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion Patrice Nelson v. MillerKnoll, Inc. Sixth Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court John Norman v. Joseph Horton Sixth Circuit June 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court NetChoice, LLC v. David Yost Sixth Circuit June 18, 2026
Dissent Aaron Hall v. Trivest Partners L.P. Sixth Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion of the Court Juan Sanchez Alvarez v. MarkWayne Mullin Sixth Circuit May 11, 2026
Opinion Derek Block v. James Canepa Sixth Circuit May 6, 2026
Opinion of the Court Rieth-Riley Construction Co. v. Operating Engineers Local 324 Sixth Circuit April 3, 2026
Dissent Joshua Steeb v. Mike Ehart Sixth Circuit Jan. 26, 2026
Opinion Stacy Cales v. Theisen Brock LPA Sixth Circuit Jan. 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. Courtland Reed Sixth Circuit Dec. 23, 2025
Opinion Jacob Blankenship v. Louisville-Jefferson Cnty. Metro Gov't Sixth Circuit Dec. 16, 2025
Opinion United States v. Frankie Moffitt Sixth Circuit Sept. 23, 2025
Opinion Sandra Hernden v. Chippewa Valley School Dist Sixth Circuit Sept. 16, 2025
Opinion Naysha Oquendo v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue Sixth Circuit Aug. 25, 2025
Opinion ORG Holdings Ltd. v. BMW Financial Services NA, LLC Sixth Circuit Aug. 21, 2025