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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA61402
Nominated
Jan. 7, 2003
Committee hearing
Jan. 29, 2003
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 13, 2003
Senate vote
52–41Roll Call
Confirmed
April 29, 2003
Commissioned
May 5, 2003
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2021

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Nominations

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

NomineeCourtReceivedOutcomeVote
Benjamin M. Flowers PN938-1 Sixth Circuit April 27, 2026 Confirmed 49–46

Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.

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
Rachel Welty v. Bryant Dunaway 25-5739 Decided Sept. 24, 2026 Authored
Cargill, Inc. v. MSHR 26-3287 Decided Sept. 23, 2026
Commw. of Ky. v. Express Scripts, Inc. 25-5866 Decided Sept. 18, 2026 Authored
United States v. Chance York 25-4032 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
United States v. Steve Croom, Jr. 25-3864 Decided Sept. 11, 2026 Authored
Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley 25-5188 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
United States v. David Taylor 26-1222 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Roy West v. United States 25-1660 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Cody Henderson v. Village of New Holland 26-3051 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Larry Richardson v. Nathan Falk 25-1867 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
Kathleen Sullivan v. Timothy Miller 25-1773 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
United States v. Joshua Starling 25-5440 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Gertrude Crisp v. Scioto Ambulance Dist. 25-3885 Decided July 17, 2026
Amy DiChiara v. Summit Medical Group, Inc. 25-5396 Decided July 13, 2026
Stephen Gmeiner v. Keri Kent 25-2000 Decided July 10, 2026
United States v. Jeremy Wayne Harrell 25-5556 Decided July 2, 2026 Authored
United States v. Austin Eugene Lineback 25-5687 Decided June 26, 2026
Jenna Amacher v. City of Tullahoma, Tenn. 25-5917 Decided June 25, 2026 Authored
United States v. Samuel Harris 25-5540 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored
Vivy Voutsiotis v. PNC Bank, NA 25-3826 Decided June 8, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Rachel Welty v. Bryant Dunaway Sixth Circuit Sept. 24, 2026
Opinion Commw. of Ky. v. Express Scripts, Inc. Sixth Circuit Sept. 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Chance York Sixth Circuit Sept. 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. Steve Croom, Jr. Sixth Circuit Sept. 11, 2026
Opinion Cody Henderson v. Village of New Holland Sixth Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Kathleen Sullivan v. Timothy Miller Sixth Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jeremy Wayne Harrell Sixth Circuit July 2, 2026
Opinion Jenna Amacher v. City of Tullahoma, Tenn. Sixth Circuit June 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. Samuel Harris Sixth Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion Vivy Voutsiotis v. PNC Bank, NA Sixth Circuit June 8, 2026
Opinion Fahirri Dannah v. City of Grand Rapids Sixth Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion of the Court Flight Options, LLC v. United States Sixth Circuit May 27, 2026
Opinion PCC Airfoils, LLC v. Justin Daugherty Sixth Circuit May 19, 2026
Opinion of the Court Ibrahim Alzandani v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. Sixth Circuit May 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Darrick Denard Bell Sixth Circuit May 7, 2026
Opinion Randy Kris Ramgoolam v. Ritu Gupta Sixth Circuit April 2, 2026
Opinion Latoya Aaron v. Darren King Sixth Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion Schoening Investment LP v. Cincinnati Casualty Company Sixth Circuit March 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. Andrew Golobic Sixth Circuit March 19, 2026
Opinion Ricky Welch v. Laura Plappert Sixth Circuit March 9, 2026