Sixth Circuit
Julia Smith Gibbons
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
- George W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA60208
- Nominated
- Oct. 9, 2001
- Committee hearing
- April 25, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 2, 2002
- Senate vote
- 95–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- July 29, 2002
- Commissioned
- July 31, 2002
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Sept. 17, 2024
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | Judge | June 7, 1983 | Aug. 2, 2002 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Ronald Reagan |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | July 31, 2002 | In service | George W. Bush |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in KalshiEX LLC v. William Orgel
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Sept. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in Commw. of Ky. v. Express Scripts, Inc.
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Sept. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Steve Croom, Jr.
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Sept. 10opinion issued Authored the opinion in Danyale Tubbs v. Sherry Payton
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in NLRB v. VNS Fed. Servs., LLC
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Aug. 19panel identified Sat on the panel in Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc v. La-Z-Boy Inc.
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in John Ewalt v. Gatehouse Media Ohio Holdings
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Gertrude Crisp v. Scioto Ambulance Dist.
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July 17
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June 24panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Seth Hoover
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June 24panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Seth Hoover
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June 16panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Mark Grenkoski
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KalshiEX LLC v. William Orgel | 26-3196, 26-5235 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Commw. of Ky. v. Express Scripts, Inc. | 25-5866 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | |
| United States v. Steve Croom, Jr. | 25-3864 | Decided | Sept. 11, 2026 | |
| Danyale Tubbs v. Sherry Payton | 25-1950 | Decided | Sept. 10, 2026 | Authored |
| NLRB v. VNS Fed. Servs., LLC | 25-1233 | Decided | Sept. 3, 2026 | |
| Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc v. La-Z-Boy Inc. | 25-1727 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2026 | |
| John Ewalt v. Gatehouse Media Ohio Holdings | 25-4015 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | |
| United States v. Seth Hoover | 24-4029 | Decided | June 24, 2026 | |
| United States v. Mark Grenkoski | 24-5498, 24-5499, 24-5664, 25-5017 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| Sona Baro v. Todd Blanche | 25-3894 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| United States v. Jeffrey Owen | 24-5828 | Decided | May 14, 2026 | |
| Daniel Paris v. MacAllister Machinery Co., Inc. | 25-1726 | Decided | May 14, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Terrence Devol London, II | 24-6144 | Decided | May 14, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Mirsad Ramic | 25-5392, 25-5471 | Decided | May 13, 2026 | |
| John Griswold v. Trinity Health Michigan | 25-1271 | Decided | May 11, 2026 | |
| Amanda Martin v. Fed. Rsrv. Bank of Cleveland | 25-3518 | Decided | May 7, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Daniel Barton, Sr. | 25-3364 | Decided | May 6, 2026 | |
| Jessica Clippinger v. State Farm Automobile Ins. Co. | 24-5421 | Decided | April 24, 2026 | Authored |
| White's Landing Fisheries, Inc. v. Ohio Dep't of Nat. Res. Div. of Wildlife | 25-3345 | Decided | April 22, 2026 | Authored |
| Phillip Jones v. Tim Shoop | 24-3356 | Decided | April 22, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.