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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic president
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, 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
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
Patrice Nelson v. MillerKnoll, Inc. 25-1940 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Lauren Bridges v. Maxum Indemnity Company 25-1911 Decided June 29, 2026
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. 25-1538 Decided June 16, 2026
Flight Options, LLC v. United States 25-3582 Decided May 27, 2026
Daniel Paris v. MacAllister Machinery Co., Inc. 25-1726 Decided May 14, 2026
Juan Sanchez Alvarez v. MarkWayne Mullin 25-1969 Decided May 11, 2026 Authored
Connie Overstreet v. Ontonagon County 25-1873 Decided May 8, 2026
United States v. Darrick Denard Bell 24-1657 Decided May 7, 2026
Derek Block v. James Canepa 25-3305 Decided May 6, 2026 Authored
United States v. Joseph Michael McNoriell 24-2067 Decided April 6, 2026
United States v. John Farris 25-5623 Decided April 3, 2026
Rieth-Riley Construction Co. v. Operating Engineers Local 324 25-1823 Decided April 3, 2026 Authored
United States v. Paul Curry 25-3108 Decided March 23, 2026
Luther Poynter v. Aaron Bennett 25-5188 Decided March 11, 2026
United States v. Anita Green 25-3017 Decided Feb. 13, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Derek Antol v. Robert English Sixth Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion Patrice Nelson v. MillerKnoll, Inc. Sixth Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion NetChoice, LLC v. David Yost Sixth Circuit June 18, 2026
Opinion Juan Sanchez Alvarez v. MarkWayne Mullin Sixth Circuit May 11, 2026
Opinion Derek Block v. James Canepa Sixth Circuit May 6, 2026
Opinion Rieth-Riley Construction Co. v. Operating Engineers Local 324 Sixth Circuit April 3, 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 Naysha Oquendo v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue Sixth Circuit Aug. 25, 2025
Opinion Albert Pickett, Jr. v. City of Cleveland, OH Sixth Circuit June 9, 2025
Opinion Kim Hodges v. Joseph Abram Sixth Circuit May 29, 2025
Opinion Pub. Interest Legal Found. v. Jocelyn Benson Sixth Circuit May 6, 2025
Opinion C.S. v. Craig McCrumb Sixth Circuit May 2, 2025
Opinion Sierra Club v. Tenn. Dep't of Envir. Sixth Circuit April 4, 2025
Opinion Appalachian Voices v. USACE Sixth Circuit April 4, 2025
Opinion Jordan Venema v. Fred West Sixth Circuit April 3, 2025
Opinion Ariel Schlosser v. VRHabilis, LLC Sixth Circuit Aug. 26, 2024
Opinion Richard Wershe, Jr. v. United States Sixth Circuit Aug. 8, 2024
Opinion TowerCo 2013, LLC v. Berlin Twp. Bd. of Trs. Sixth Circuit Aug. 6, 2024