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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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