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 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.
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Jocelyn Benson
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Jocelyn Benson
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Derek Antol v. Robert English
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel 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. 6panel identified Sat on the panel 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. 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. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Lovell v. Clermont Cnty. Sheriff's Office
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |