Sixth Circuit
Eric L. Clay
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
- 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.
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Sept. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in KalshiEX LLC v. William Orgel
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Sept. 23panel identified Sat on the panel in Cargill, Inc. v. MSHR
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Sept. 11opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Todd Allen Stafford
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Sept. 10panel identified Sat on the panel in Danyale Tubbs v. Sherry Payton
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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. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in NLRB v. VNS Fed. Servs., LLC
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Sept. 2opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Glenn Daeward Boyd
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Aug. 28opinion issued Dissented in NetChoice, LLC v. Jonathan Skrmetti
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. David Taylor
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Aug. 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in Derek Antol v. Robert English
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July 28panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Cody Dewayne King
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |