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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA60707
Nominated
Jan. 24, 2018
Committee hearing
March 7, 2018
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 19, 2018
Senate vote
53–45Roll Call
Confirmed
May 15, 2018
Commissioned
May 17, 2018
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

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
Elizabeth Koeberer v. Robert Weir 25-3541 Decided Sept. 24, 2026
Hello Farms Licensing MI, LLC v. GR Vending MI, LLC 25-1759 Decided Sept. 10, 2026 Authored
Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley 25-5188 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
United States v. Michael Hoffpowier 25-5327 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Dennis O'Connor v. Rachael Eubanks 25-2104 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jocelyn Benson 26-1225 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
SW Nashville EB Owner, LLC v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. 25-5781 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Derek Antol v. Robert English 25-2054 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
Demond Liles v. V. Michael Fisher 25-3529 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
Marion Sinclair v. Andrew Meisner 26-1061 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
Mark Lovell v. Clermont Cnty. Sheriff's Office 26-3031 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Joshua Starling 25-5440 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
United States v. Saruba Asante Smith 25-5167 Decided July 29, 2026 Authored
United States v. Cody Dewayne King 25-5195 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Melvin Steger v. Steven Willis 25-6006 Decided July 21, 2026
Kyle Millis v. Randee Rewerts 25-1606 Decided July 9, 2026
United States v. Montez Hall 24-6094 Decided June 25, 2026 Authored
John Norman v. Joseph Horton 25-5769 Decided June 22, 2026 Authored
Bismark Boa-Bonsu v. Deborah Owusu 25-3862 Decided June 22, 2026 Authored
Connie Reguli v. Tracy Hetzel 25-5579 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Hello Farms Licensing MI, LLC v. GR Vending MI, LLC Sixth Circuit Sept. 10, 2026
Concurrence Dennis O'Connor v. Rachael Eubanks Sixth Circuit Aug. 26, 2026
Concurrence in part Derek Antol v. Robert English Sixth Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion Demond Liles v. V. Michael Fisher Sixth Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Joshua Starling Sixth Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Saruba Asante Smith Sixth Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Cody Dewayne King Sixth Circuit July 28, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Montez Hall Sixth Circuit June 25, 2026
Dissent United States v. Jocelyn Benson Sixth Circuit June 24, 2026
Dissent Bismark Boa-Bonsu v. Deborah Owusu Sixth Circuit June 22, 2026
Concurrence John Norman v. Joseph Horton Sixth Circuit June 22, 2026
Opinion Connie Reguli v. Tracy Hetzel Sixth Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion United States v. Karl Alan White, Jr. Sixth Circuit June 15, 2026
Opinion Trey Cholewa v. USA Sixth Circuit June 11, 2026
Opinion Carrie Reinhardt v. Weston Prince Sixth Circuit May 27, 2026
Dissent Thomas Reichert v. Kellogg Co. Sixth Circuit March 16, 2026
Opinion Scot Gaither v. Tim Lane Sixth Circuit March 12, 2026
Opinion Patricia LaFleur v. Yardi Systems, Inc. Sixth Circuit Feb. 27, 2026
Opinion Nationwide Recovery, Inc. v. City of Detroit, Mich. Sixth Circuit Jan. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Joe'Veon Penson Willis Sixth Circuit Dec. 18, 2025