Sixth Circuit
John Kenneth Bush
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
- CA61602
- Nominated
- May 8, 2017
- Committee hearing
- June 14, 2017
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 13, 2017
- Senate vote
- 51–47Roll Call
- Confirmed
- July 20, 2017
- Commissioned
- July 21, 2017
- ABA rating
- 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. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Cody Henderson v. Village of New Holland
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Cody Henderson v. Village of New Holland
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Kathleen Sullivan v. Timothy Miller
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Larry Richardson v. Nathan Falk
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Larry Richardson v. Nathan Falk
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Kathleen Sullivan v. Timothy Miller
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Marion Sinclair v. Andrew Meisner
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Aug. 5
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Marion Sinclair v. Andrew Meisner
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Rishad Williams
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas
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 | Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | Gertrude Crisp v. Scioto Ambulance Dist. | Sixth Circuit | July 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Austin Eugene Lineback | Sixth Circuit | June 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jamal Ward v. Charles Brotzke | Sixth Circuit | June 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Leke Dodaj v. Todd Blanche | Sixth Circuit | June 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | Elaine Smith v. Miami Valley Hosp. | Sixth Circuit | April 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | Glenn Whiting v. City of Athens, Tenn. | Sixth Circuit | March 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Glenn Whiting v. City of Athens, Tenn. | Sixth Circuit | March 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Found. v. CDC | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Pamela Follen v. Commr of Soc. Sec. | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | Porter Smith v. MDOC | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 21, 2025 |
| Opinion | Rebecca Edwards v. Shelby Cnty., Tenn. | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 7, 2025 |
| Opinion | Amos Johnson v. Rita Johnson | Sixth Circuit | Oct. 24, 2025 |
| Opinion | Andrew Maurice Randolph v. Matt Macauley | Sixth Circuit | Oct. 21, 2025 |
| Opinion | Jeffrey Bilyeu v. UT-Battelle, LLC | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Cody Ballinger | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | Dan McCaleb v. Michelle Long | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 16, 2025 |
| Opinion | Jay Pemberton v. Bell's Brewery, Inc. | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 4, 2025 |
| Opinion | Larry Smith v. Wayne Cnty., Mich. | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 5, 2025 |
| Opinion | Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich. | Sixth Circuit | July 28, 2025 |