Sixth Circuit
Jeffrey S. Sutton
Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- George W. BushRepublican president
- 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, 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.
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Roy West v. United States
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Roy West v. United States
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Aug. 7
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Cody Henderson v. Village of New Holland
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Larry Richardson v. Nathan Falk
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Aug. 6opinion issued Authored the opinion in Kathleen Sullivan v. Timothy Miller
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Larry Richardson v. Nathan Falk
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Kathleen Sullivan v. Timothy Miller
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Joshua Starling
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Joshua Starling
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Gertrude Crisp v. Scioto Ambulance Dist.
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July 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Amy DiChiara v. Summit Medical Group, Inc.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kathleen Sullivan v. Timothy Miller | 25-1773 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | Authored |
| Larry Richardson v. Nathan Falk | 25-1867 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| 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 |
| Odinaka Ethelberth Nwosu v. Todd Blanche | 25-3831 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | |
| Fahirri Dannah v. City of Grand Rapids | 25-1416 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | Authored |
| Flight Options, LLC v. United States | 25-3582 | Decided | May 27, 2026 | Authored |
| PCC Airfoils, LLC v. Justin Daugherty | 25-3794 | Decided | May 19, 2026 | Authored |
| Toni Mitchell v. Steve Conrad | 25-5405 | Decided | May 14, 2026 | |
| Ibrahim Alzandani v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. | 25-1603 | Decided | May 12, 2026 | Authored |
| Connie Overstreet v. Ontonagon County | 25-1873 | Decided | May 8, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 | Flight Options, LLC v. United States | Sixth Circuit | May 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | PCC Airfoils, LLC v. Justin Daugherty | Sixth Circuit | May 19, 2026 |
| Opinion | 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 |
| Opinion | HPIL Holding, Inc. v. Harry Zhang | Sixth Circuit | March 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Carmello Anthony Rolon | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | State of Ohio, ex rel. Dave Yost v. Ascent Health Servs., LLC | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Elizabeth Niblock v. Univ. of Ky. | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 20, 2026 |