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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican president
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, 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.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed 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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
John Ewalt v. Gatehouse Media Ohio Holdings 25-4015 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
United States v. Seth Hoover 24-4029 Decided June 24, 2026
Sona Baro v. Todd Blanche 25-3894 Decided June 16, 2026
United States v. Mark Grenkoski 25-5017 Decided June 16, 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 25-5471 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
David Lovell v. Cnty. of Kalamazoo 24-1876 Decided April 10, 2026
Juan Gamas-Vicente v. Todd Blanche 25-3415 Decided April 7, 2026
United States v. John Farris 25-5623 Decided April 3, 2026
Rieth-Riley Construction Co. v. Operating Engineers Local 324 25-1823 Decided April 3, 2026
United States v. Mario Delaine 25-5465 Decided April 2, 2026
Donna Dutton v. Jimmy Shaffer 25-5391 Decided April 1, 2026 Authored
United States v. Paul Curry 25-3108 Decided March 23, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Terrence Devol London, II Sixth Circuit May 14, 2026
Opinion Daniel Paris v. MacAllister Machinery Co., Inc. Sixth Circuit May 14, 2026
Opinion Amanda Martin v. Fed. Rsrv. Bank of Cleveland Sixth Circuit May 7, 2026
Opinion Phillip Jones v. Tim Shoop Sixth Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion White's Landing Fisheries, Inc. v. Ohio Dep't of Nat. Res. Div. of Wildlife Sixth Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion Donna Dutton v. Jimmy Shaffer Sixth Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion United States v. Paul Curry Sixth Circuit March 23, 2026
Opinion Fetch! Pet Care, Inc. v. Atomic Pawz Inc. Sixth Circuit March 20, 2026
Opinion David Sanders v. Laura Plappert Sixth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Omar Thomas Wala Sixth Circuit Feb. 4, 2026
Opinion United States v. Julianna Jenkins Hawkins Sixth Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Opinion Roderico Filadelfo Perez-Perez v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit Nov. 21, 2025
Opinion Reuben Jelani Adams v. Lexington-Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't Sixth Circuit Oct. 10, 2025
Opinion Jessica Clippinger v. State Farm Automobile Ins. Co. Sixth Circuit Oct. 9, 2025
Opinion Hanover Am. Ins. Co. v. Tattooed Millionaire Ent. Sixth Circuit Sept. 25, 2025
Opinion Michael Hoover v. Justin Due Sixth Circuit Sept. 17, 2025
Opinion Kristopher Jackson v. USPS Sixth Circuit Aug. 21, 2025
Opinion Dawn Hayes v. Clariant Plastics & Coatings USA, Inc. Sixth Circuit July 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jtton Edward Watson Sixth Circuit July 9, 2025
Opinion Jessica Hines v. Nat'l Entm't Grp. Sixth Circuit June 9, 2025