Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

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.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
SW Nashville EB Owner, LLC v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. 25-5781 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati 25-3693 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
Brendon Taylor v. Jesse Hooven 26-3005 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
Lindsay Dyda v. Michigan Sec'y of State 26-1228 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
J.M. Smucker Co. v. Ace Am. Ins. Co. 25-3799 Decided July 1, 2026 Authored
Jaleelah Hassan Ahmed v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. 24-1775 Decided June 15, 2026
United States v. Karl Alan White, Jr. 25-1857 Decided June 15, 2026
Jorge Oxlaj-Perez v. Todd Blanche 25-3337 Decided April 29, 2026
Alexander Ross v. Robinson, Hoover & Fudge, PLLC 25-1802 Decided April 22, 2026
John Ream v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury 25-3259 Decided April 21, 2026
Mary Bleick v. Sheryl Maxfield 25-3978 Decided March 10, 2026
David Sanders v. Laura Plappert 16-6152 Decided March 3, 2026
Lifestyle Communities, Ltd. v. City of Worthington, Ohio 25-3048 Decided Jan. 27, 2026
Charity Halasz v. Cass City Pub. Schs. 25-1492 Decided Dec. 18, 2025
Eric Patterson v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 25-3175 Decided Dec. 2, 2025
Jeffrey Bilyeu v. UT-Battelle, LLC 24-5418 Decided Sept. 29, 2025
Grace Chen v. Hillsdale College 24-1788 Decided Aug. 28, 2025
Osborne v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. 18-6062 Decided Aug. 20, 2019 Authored
United States v. Bryan Puckett 17-6410/6493 Decided Aug. 5, 2019
Jamie Peterson v. David Heymes 17-2270/2281 Decided July 25, 2019

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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