Sixth Circuit
Joan Louise Larsen
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
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican
- 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.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 25
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. William Boylston
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Aug. 14opinion issued Authored the opinion in Roy West v. United States
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Aug. 4
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July 22panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Martin Murff
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July 16panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Samuel Arellio Hernandez
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July 13
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June 30panel identified Sat on the panel in Mary Ann Bender v. Village of Mariemont
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June 25panel identified Sat on the panel in Jenna Amacher v. City of Tullahoma, Tenn.
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June 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in Sam Morris v. Todd Blanche
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June 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Seth Hoover
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Srecko Darnell Walker | 25-1356 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | 25-5188 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | |
| United States v. William Boylston | 24-5116 | Decided | Aug. 27, 2026 | |
| 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 | |
| Jenna Amacher v. City of Tullahoma, Tenn. | 25-5917 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | |
| Sam Morris v. Todd Blanche | 25-3893 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | Authored |
| 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 | |
| United States v. Radu Miclaus | 23-3146 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | |
| Fahirri Dannah v. City of Grand Rapids | 25-1416 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | |
| Odinaka Ethelberth Nwosu v. Todd Blanche | 25-3831 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | |
| Larry Harrison v. Douglas | 25-1897 | Decided | May 20, 2026 | |
| Alexandre Ansari v. Moises Jimenez | 24-1743 | Decided | May 14, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Mirsad Ramic | 25-5392, 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 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Srecko Darnell Walker | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| 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 of the Court | Mark Stanalajczo v. Brandonn Perry | Sixth Circuit | May 4, 2026 |
| Concurrence | 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 | Soil Friends, LLC v. Charter Twp of Comstock, MI | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 7, 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 |