Sixth Circuit
Helene N. White
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 W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA61103
- Nominated
- April 15, 2008
- Committee hearing
- May 7, 2008
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 12, 2008
- Senate vote
- 63–32Roll Call
- Confirmed
- June 24, 2008
- Commissioned
- Aug. 8, 2008
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- June 13, 2022
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Eduardo Rafael Lopez-Escarrega
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Sept. 11opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Todd Allen Stafford
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Russ Gordon v. City of Hamtramck, Mich.
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Aug. 21opinion issued Authored the opinion in OPERS v. FHLMC
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July 21
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July 21
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June 16opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Quincy Marquice Taylor
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June 15panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Ricardo Delgado, II
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May 29opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Radu Miclaus
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May 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Larry Harrison v. Douglas
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May 4opinion issued Concurred in Mark Stanalajczo v. Brandonn Perry
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| United States v. Eduardo Rafael Lopez-Escarrega | 25-1937 | Decided | Sept. 28, 2026 | |
| United States v. Todd Allen Stafford | 24-1612 | Decided | Sept. 11, 2026 | Authored |
| Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | 25-5188 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | |
| Russ Gordon v. City of Hamtramck, Mich. | 25-1917 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| OPERS v. FHLMC | 25-3765 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | Authored |
| Am. Ass'n of Nurse Anesthesiology v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. | 25-3733 | Decided | July 21, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Quincy Marquice Taylor | 25-6035 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Ricardo Delgado, II | 24-2062 | Decided | June 15, 2026 | |
| United States v. Radu Miclaus | 23-3146 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | Authored |
| Larry Harrison v. Douglas | 25-1897 | Decided | May 20, 2026 | |
| Mark Stanalajczo v. Brandonn Perry | 25-1690 | Decided | May 4, 2026 | Authored |
| Cory Driscoll v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs | 24-4060 | Decided | April 23, 2026 | Authored |
| Donna Dutton v. Jimmy Shaffer | 25-5352, 25-5391 | Decided | April 1, 2026 | |
| Machelle Pearson v. MDOC | 24-1528 | Decided | March 26, 2026 | Authored |
| Gun Owners of Am., Inc. v. Pamela Bondi | 25-1282 | Decided | March 2, 2026 | |
| United States v. Leron Liggins | 24-1894 | Decided | Feb. 18, 2026 | |
| United States v. Anita Green | 25-3017 | Decided | Feb. 13, 2026 | |
| Michael Dahdah v. Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 24-1910 | Decided | Jan. 26, 2026 | |
| John Doe v. John Burlew | 24-5743 | Decided | Jan. 26, 2026 | |
| Stacy Cales v. Theisen Brock LPA | 25-3299 | Decided | Jan. 14, 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 | OPERS v. FHLMC | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Am. Ass'n of Nurse Anesthesiology v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. | Sixth Circuit | July 21, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Am. Ass'n of Nurse Anesthesiology v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. | Sixth Circuit | July 21, 2026 |
| Concurrence | United States v. Quincy Marquice Taylor | Sixth Circuit | June 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Radu Miclaus | Sixth Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Mark Stanalajczo v. Brandonn Perry | Sixth Circuit | May 4, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Cory Driscoll v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs | Sixth Circuit | April 23, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Machelle Pearson v. MDOC | Sixth Circuit | March 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | William Shelton v. CMHA | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Philroy Johnson | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 7, 2026 |
| Opinion | Prime Financial, Inc. v. Mark Shapiro | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 22, 2025 |
| Opinion | Sierra Club v. EPA | Sixth Circuit | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| Opinion | Bryan Pesta v. Cleveland State University | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 4, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Davon Tooley | Sixth Circuit | Oct. 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. John Gordon | Sixth Circuit | Oct. 14, 2025 |
| Opinion | Jackilyn Bunnell v. William Beaumont Hospital | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 4, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Tracey Shaw | Sixth Circuit | June 5, 2025 |
| Opinion | Holly Lawson v. Kayla Creely | Sixth Circuit | May 16, 2025 |
| Opinion | Sonya Williams v. Shelby Co, TN Bd of Education | Sixth Circuit | May 12, 2025 |