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
- 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.
| Nominee | Court | Received | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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Sept. 24opinion issued Dissented in Rachel Welty v. Bryant Dunaway
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Sept. 23panel identified Sat on the panel in Cargill, Inc. v. MSHR
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Sept. 18
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Sept. 14opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Chance York
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Sept. 11opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Steve Croom, Jr.
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. David Taylor
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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. 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. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Joshua Starling
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |