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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican president
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, 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
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
United States v. Radu Miclaus 23-3146 Decided May 29, 2026 Authored
Mark Stanalajczo v. Brandonn Perry 25-1690 Decided May 4, 2026
Cory Driscoll v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs 24-4060 Decided April 23, 2026 Authored
Donna Dutton v. Jimmy Shaffer 25-5391 Decided April 1, 2026
Machelle Pearson v. MDOC 24-1528 Decided March 26, 2026
Luther Poynter v. Aaron Bennett 25-5188 Decided March 11, 2026
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
John Doe v. John Burlew 24-5743 Decided Jan. 26, 2026
Michael Dahdah v. Rocket Mortgage, LLC 24-1910 Decided Jan. 26, 2026
Stacy Cales v. Theisen Brock LPA 25-3299 Decided Jan. 14, 2026
United States v. Jason Florence 24-6152 Decided Jan. 8, 2026
United States v. Kevin Loren Daniels 24-3260 Decided Jan. 7, 2026
Prime Financial, Inc. v. Mark Shapiro 24-1919 Decided Dec. 22, 2025 Authored
Flavia Pichiorri v. Arthur Burghes 24-3918 Decided Dec. 19, 2025
Jacob Blankenship v. Louisville-Jefferson Cnty. Metro Gov't 25-5014 Decided Dec. 16, 2025
Sierra Club v. EPA 23-3583 Decided Dec. 5, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Am. Ass'n of Nurse Anesthesiology v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. Sixth Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Radu Miclaus Sixth Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion Cory Driscoll v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs Sixth Circuit April 23, 2026
Opinion Prime Financial, Inc. v. Mark Shapiro Sixth Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion Sierra Club v. EPA Sixth Circuit Dec. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Davon Tooley Sixth Circuit Oct. 23, 2025
Opinion United States v. John Gordon Sixth Circuit Oct. 14, 2025
Opinion United States v. Tracey Shaw Sixth Circuit June 5, 2025
Opinion Holly Lawson v. Kayla Creely Sixth Circuit May 16, 2025
Opinion Percy Dwayne Brown v. Louisville-Jefferson Cnty. Metro Gov't Sixth Circuit April 30, 2025
Opinion United States v. Mark Dyer Sixth Circuit April 3, 2025
Opinion David Ermold v. Kim Davis Sixth Circuit March 6, 2025
Opinion Louis Chandler v. Mike Brown Sixth Circuit Jan. 24, 2025
Opinion Gary McNeal v. City of Blue Ash, Ohio Sixth Circuit Sept. 23, 2024
Opinion Oakland Tactical Supply, LLC v. Howell Township, Mich. Sixth Circuit May 31, 2024
Opinion Benny Hodge v. Scott Jordan Sixth Circuit Feb. 22, 2024
Opinion Stephen Caudle v. Hard Drive Express, Inc. Sixth Circuit Feb. 7, 2024
Opinion Christina Littler v. Ohio Ass'n of Pub. Sch. Emps. Sixth Circuit Dec. 21, 2023
Opinion United States v. Joseph Samir Zakhari Sixth Circuit Oct. 23, 2023
Opinion Paul Abbott v. United States Sixth Circuit Aug. 17, 2023