Jane Branstetter Stranch

Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Title

Judge

Appointed by

Barack ObamaDemocratic

Seat

CA61702

Nominated

Aug. 6, 2009

Committee hearing

Oct. 21, 2009

Committee action

Reported (favorably)Nov. 19, 2009

Senate vote

71–21Roll Call

Confirmed

Sept. 13, 2010

Commissioned

Sept. 15, 2010

ABA rating

Qualified

Senior status

July 14, 2025

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.

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Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

• Sept. 30
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Christa Gail Pike
• Sept. 30
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Christa Gail Pike
• Sept. 24
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Rachel Welty v. Bryant Dunaway
• Sept. 15
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Garry Lebron Hayes
• Aug. 28
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Diamond Williams v. Mastronardi Produce-USA, Inc.
• Aug. 24
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Zamaria Metcalf v. State of Michigan
• Aug. 19
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Steven Randall Neal
• Aug. 14
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Am. Freedom Law Center v. Dana Nessel
• Aug. 13
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Michael Washington v. City of Cincinnati
• July 29
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Bonfiglioli USA, Inc. v. Midwest Engineered Components, Inc.
• July 22
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Martin Murff
• June 26
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Leon Washington v. First Nat'l Bank of Penn.

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

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