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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic president
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, 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. Freedom Law Center v. Dana Nessel 25-1684 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Michael Washington v. City of Cincinnati 25-3692 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
Bonfiglioli USA, Inc. v. Midwest Engineered Components, Inc. 25-5208 Decided July 29, 2026 Authored
United States v. Martin Murff 24-2041 Decided July 22, 2026 Authored
Leon Washington v. First Nat'l Bank of Penn. 25-3673 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
Leke Dodaj v. Todd Blanche 25-3905 Decided June 8, 2026
Julie Schulz Halbower v. Hiscox Syndicate 33 of Lloyd's of London 25-1152 Decided May 29, 2026
United States v. Jaylen Simpson 25-5729 Decided April 27, 2026 Authored
Cory Driscoll v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs 24-4060 Decided April 23, 2026
White's Landing Fisheries, Inc. v. Ohio Dep't of Nat. Res. Div. of Wildlife 25-3345 Decided April 22, 2026
United States v. Christen Clark 24-4068 Decided April 16, 2026 Authored
Latoya Aaron v. Darren King 25-1629 Decided April 1, 2026
U.S. Dep't of Labor v. Americare Healthcare Services 25-3128 Decided April 1, 2026 Authored
Renee Johnson v. Matthew Antkoviak 25-1527 Decided March 30, 2026
United States v. Bo Bryant Hostettler 24-3403 Decided March 20, 2026
United States v. Gulam Mukhdomi 25-3442 Decided March 17, 2026
Thomas Reichert v. Kellogg Co. 24-1442 Decided March 16, 2026
Glenn Whiting v. City of Athens, Tenn. 25-5425 Decided March 13, 2026
Glenn Whiting v. City of Athens, Tenn. 25-5424 Decided March 13, 2026
Ricky Welch v. Laura Plappert 24-6022 Decided March 9, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Michael Washington v. City of Cincinnati Sixth Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion Bonfiglioli USA, Inc. v. Midwest Engineered Components, Inc. Sixth Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Martin Murff Sixth Circuit July 22, 2026
Opinion Leon Washington v. First Nat'l Bank of Penn. Sixth Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jaylen Simpson Sixth Circuit April 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Christen Clark Sixth Circuit April 16, 2026
Opinion U.S. Dep't of Labor v. Americare Healthcare Services Sixth Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rihanna Buddi Sixth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Milder Escobar-Temal Sixth Circuit Dec. 15, 2025
Opinion Miles Guptill v. City of Chattanooga, Tenn. Sixth Circuit Nov. 26, 2025
Opinion Estate of Donovan L. Lewis v. City of Columbus, Ohio Sixth Circuit Nov. 7, 2025
Opinion California Palms v. United States Sixth Circuit Nov. 6, 2025
Opinion United States v. Derek Duane Riley Sixth Circuit Oct. 9, 2025
Opinion Thomas Smith v. P.A.M. Transp., Inc. Sixth Circuit Sept. 25, 2025
Opinion Moms For Liberty - Wilson County, Tenn. v. Wilson Cnty. Bd. of Educ. Sixth Circuit Sept. 9, 2025
Opinion Texas Association of Business v. FCC Sixth Circuit Aug. 13, 2025
Opinion Robert Cox v. Total Quality Logistics, Inc. Sixth Circuit July 8, 2025
Opinion United States v. Edwin Tavarez Sixth Circuit June 23, 2025
Opinion Sean Hart v. City of Grand Rapids, Mich. Sixth Circuit May 15, 2025
Opinion Sonya Kenette Brown v. City of Albion, Mich. Sixth Circuit April 29, 2025