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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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