Sixth Circuit
Eugene Edward Siler Jr.
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
- George H.W. BushRepublican president
- Seat
- CA60705
- Nominated
- June 19, 1991
- Committee hearing
- July 24, 1991
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 12, 1991
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Sept. 12, 1991
- Commissioned
- Sept. 16, 1991
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Dec. 31, 2001
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.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
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| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Judge | Nov. 13, 1975 | Sept. 20, 1991 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Gerald Ford |
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | Judge | Nov. 13, 1975 | Sept. 20, 1991 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Gerald Ford |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | Sept. 16, 1991 | In service | George H.W. Bush |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 14
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Aug. 14
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati
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July 27opinion issued Authored the opinion in Brendon Taylor v. Jesse Hooven
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July 20
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July 10panel identified Sat on the panel in Stephen Gmeiner v. Keri Kent
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July 9panel identified Sat on the panel in Kyle Millis v. Randee Rewerts
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July 1opinion issued Authored the opinion in J.M. Smucker Co. v. Ace Am. Ins. Co.
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July 1panel identified Sat on the panel in J.M. Smucker Co. v. Ace Am. Ins. Co.
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May 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Daniel Paris v. MacAllister Machinery Co., Inc.
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May 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Andrea Tumbleson v. Lakota Local Sch. Dist.
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 | Brendon Taylor v. Jesse Hooven | Sixth Circuit | July 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Lindsay Dyda v. Michigan Sec'y of State | Sixth Circuit | July 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | J.M. Smucker Co. v. Ace Am. Ins. Co. | Sixth Circuit | July 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | Nayanaben Patel v. Merrick B. Garland | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 10, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Peter Bolos | Sixth Circuit | June 12, 2024 |
| Opinion | Wendy Cockrun v. Berrien Cnty., Mich. | Sixth Circuit | May 15, 2024 |
| Opinion | John Doe 1 v. William Lee | Sixth Circuit | May 15, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Carlos Dashawn Brown | Sixth Circuit | April 30, 2024 |
| Opinion | First Floor Living LLC v. City of Cleveland, Ohio | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 28, 2023 |
| Opinion | Donald Freed v. Michelle Thomas | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 6, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Sylvia Hofstetter | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 29, 2023 |
| Opinion | Sherry Laake v. Benefits Committee W&S Fin. Grp. | Sixth Circuit | May 19, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Brian Keith Wells | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 22, 2022 |
| Opinion | United Food & Commercial Workers v. Kroger Co. | Sixth Circuit | Oct. 14, 2022 |
| Opinion | Hobart-Mayfield, Inc. v. NOCSAE | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 9, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Joseph Stevenson | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 9, 2022 |
| Opinion | Michael Becker v. Delek US Energy, Inc. | Sixth Circuit | July 6, 2022 |
| Opinion | Chana Wiley v. City of Columbus | Sixth Circuit | June 2, 2022 |
| Opinion | Davel Chinn v. Warden, Chillicothe Corr. Inst. | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 4, 2022 |
| Opinion | Benny Hodge v. Scott Jordan | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 10, 2021 |