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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican president
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, 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
United States v. Jocelyn Benson 26-1225 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
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
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
Bismark Boa-Bonsu v. Deborah Owusu 25-3862 Decided June 22, 2026
Connie Reguli v. Tracy Hetzel 25-5579 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Karl Alan White, Jr. 25-1857 Decided June 15, 2026 Authored
Darbi Boddy v. Mary Grech 25-3490 Decided June 10, 2026
United States v. Radu Miclaus 23-3146 Decided May 29, 2026
Carrie Reinhardt v. Weston Prince 25-1072 Decided May 27, 2026 Authored
Toni Mitchell v. Steve Conrad 25-5405 Decided May 14, 2026
Mackinac Center for Pub. Pol'y v. U.S. Dep't of Educ. 24-1784 Decided May 8, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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
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 Carrie Reinhardt v. Weston Prince Sixth Circuit May 27, 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
Opinion Jorge Andujar v. Hub Group Trucking, Inc. Sixth Circuit Dec. 16, 2025
Opinion Churchill Downs Tech. Initiatives Co. v. Mich. Gaming Control Bd. Sixth Circuit Dec. 16, 2025
Opinion Dominga Sanik Herrera v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit Dec. 15, 2025
Opinion Gustavo Adolfo Osabas-Rivera v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit Dec. 8, 2025
Opinion United States v. Ronald DiPietro Sixth Circuit Nov. 17, 2025
Opinion United States v. Damon Allen Patterson Sixth Circuit Nov. 5, 2025
Opinion Alexandria Parrotta v. Island Resort & Casino Sixth Circuit Oct. 23, 2025
Opinion United States v. Markel Livingston Sixth Circuit Oct. 17, 2025
Opinion B. A. v. Tri-County Area Schs. Sixth Circuit Oct. 14, 2025