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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican president
Seat
CA61301
Nominated
Sept. 6, 1984
Committee hearing
Sept. 18, 1984
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 28, 1984
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Oct. 3, 1984
Commissioned
Oct. 4, 1984
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
July 1, 1996
Service ended
April 1, 2016Death

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 Tennessee Judge June 7, 1983 Oct. 9, 1984 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Oct. 4, 1984 April 1, 2016 Death Ronald Reagan

Recent judicial activity

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Cases

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Judicial writings

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