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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican president
Seat
CA60112
Nominated
May 8, 2017
Committee hearing
Sept. 6, 2017
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 5, 2017
Senate vote
60–38Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 1, 2017
Commissioned
Nov. 2, 2017
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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 Authored
United States v. Hugo Oziel Benavides 25-1054 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
United States v. Samuel Arellio Hernandez 25-1517 Decided July 16, 2026
Amy DiChiara v. Summit Medical Group, Inc. 25-5396 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
Stephen Gmeiner v. Keri Kent 25-2000 Decided July 10, 2026
Sam Morris v. Todd Blanche 25-3893 Decided June 25, 2026 Authored
Jenna Amacher v. City of Tullahoma, Tenn. 25-5917 Decided June 25, 2026
United States v. Seth Hoover 24-4029 Decided June 24, 2026 Authored
Rubicon Real Estate Holdings v. City of Pontiac, Mich. 25-1631 Decided June 18, 2026
Fahirri Dannah v. City of Grand Rapids 25-1416 Decided May 29, 2026
United States v. Radu Miclaus 23-3146 Decided May 29, 2026
Odinaka Ethelberth Nwosu v. Todd Blanche 25-3831 Decided May 29, 2026
Alexandre Ansari v. Moises Jimenez 24-1743 Decided May 14, 2026 Authored
United States v. Mirsad Ramic 25-5471 Decided May 13, 2026
John Griswold v. Trinity Health Michigan 25-1271 Decided May 11, 2026 Authored
Energy and Policy Inst. v. TVA 25-5111 Decided May 8, 2026 Authored
Amanda Martin v. Fed. Rsrv. Bank of Cleveland 25-3518 Decided May 7, 2026
Mark Stanalajczo v. Brandonn Perry 25-1690 Decided May 4, 2026 Authored
David Lovell v. Cnty. of Kalamazoo 24-1876 Decided April 10, 2026
Juan Gamas-Vicente v. Todd Blanche 25-3415 Decided April 7, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Roy West v. United States Sixth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. Hugo Oziel Benavides Sixth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Amy DiChiara v. Summit Medical Group, Inc. Sixth Circuit July 13, 2026
Opinion Sam Morris v. Todd Blanche Sixth Circuit June 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. Seth Hoover Sixth Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion Alexandre Ansari v. Moises Jimenez Sixth Circuit May 14, 2026
Opinion John Griswold v. Trinity Health Michigan Sixth Circuit May 11, 2026
Opinion Energy and Policy Inst. v. TVA Sixth Circuit May 8, 2026
Opinion Mark Stanalajczo v. Brandonn Perry Sixth Circuit May 4, 2026
Opinion Barbara Mercer v. Anthony Stewart Sixth Circuit April 2, 2026
Opinion United States v. Michael Wayne Bailey Sixth Circuit March 23, 2026
Opinion United States v. Lawrence Mark Sherman Sixth Circuit Feb. 27, 2026
Opinion Darell Chancellor v. Stephen Geelhood Sixth Circuit Feb. 25, 2026
Opinion Michon Houston v. Jeff Tanner Sixth Circuit Nov. 21, 2025
Opinion Outdoor One Communications LLC v. Charter Twp. of Canton, Mich. Sixth Circuit Oct. 8, 2025
Opinion United States v. Corwin Monte Jett, Jr. Sixth Circuit Oct. 7, 2025
Opinion Miguel Angel Guzman-Torralva v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit Sept. 17, 2025
Opinion United States v. Mark Alan Deakins Sixth Circuit Sept. 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. Yogesh Pancholi Sixth Circuit Aug. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Edwin Santiago Sixth Circuit June 6, 2025