Sixth Circuit
John Baylor Nalbandian
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
- 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.
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Sept. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Elizabeth Koeberer v. Robert Weir
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Sept. 10
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Michael Hoffpowier
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Aug. 26opinion issued Concurred in Dennis O'Connor v. Rachael Eubanks
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Aug. 14
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Aug. 13opinion issued Concurred in part in Derek Antol v. Robert English
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Aug. 6opinion issued Authored the opinion in Demond Liles v. V. Michael Fisher
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Marion Sinclair v. Andrew Meisner
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Lovell v. Clermont Cnty. Sheriff's Office
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Aug. 3opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Joshua Starling
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July 29opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Saruba Asante Smith
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |