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 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.
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Aug. 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in Derek Antol v. Robert English
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Derek Antol v. Robert English
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July 28panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Cody Dewayne King
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July 28panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Cody Dewayne King
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas
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July 17
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July 7opinion issued Authored the opinion in Patrice Nelson v. MillerKnoll, Inc.
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July 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Patrice Nelson v. MillerKnoll, Inc.
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June 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Lauren Bridges v. Maxum Indemnity Company
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June 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in NetChoice, LLC v. David Yost
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June 18panel identified Sat on the panel in NetChoice, LLC v. David Yost
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June 16panel identified Sat on the panel in Aaron Hall v. Trivest Partners L.P.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |