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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic president
Seat
CA60309
Nominated
Jan. 24, 1995
Committee hearing
Feb. 27, 1995
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 16, 1995
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
March 24, 1995
Commissioned
March 24, 1995
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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
Derek Antol v. Robert English 25-2054 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Charles Klein, Jr. v. USPS 25-3965 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Mark Lovell v. Clermont Cnty. Sheriff's Office 26-3031 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
United States v. Saruba Asante Smith 25-5167 Decided July 29, 2026
J.M. Smucker Co. v. Ace Am. Ins. Co. 25-3799 Decided July 1, 2026
Mary Ann Bender v. Village of Mariemont 25-3540 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
Bismark Boa-Bonsu v. Deborah Owusu 25-3862 Decided June 22, 2026 Authored
United States v. Mark Grenkoski 25-5017 Decided June 16, 2026
Jaleelah Hassan Ahmed v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. 24-1775 Decided June 15, 2026
United States v. Tarek Fakhuri 25-1099 Decided June 12, 2026 Authored
Carrie Reinhardt v. Weston Prince 25-1072 Decided May 27, 2026
Estate of George Worrell, Jr. v. Thang, Inc. 25-1863 Decided May 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Terrence Devol London, II 24-6144 Decided May 14, 2026
United States v. Daniel Barton, Sr. 25-3364 Decided May 6, 2026
Derek Block v. James Canepa 25-3305 Decided May 6, 2026
Jorge Oxlaj-Perez v. Todd Blanche 25-3337 Decided April 29, 2026
Jessica Clippinger v. State Farm Automobile Ins. Co. 24-5421 Decided April 24, 2026
Alexander Ross v. Robinson, Hoover & Fudge, PLLC 25-1802 Decided April 22, 2026 Authored
Rieth-Riley Constr. Co., Inc. v. NLRB 25-1073 Decided April 13, 2026
Rieth-Riley Constr. Co. v. NLRB 25-1082 Decided April 8, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Charles Klein, Jr. v. USPS Sixth Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Mark Lovell v. Clermont Cnty. Sheriff's Office Sixth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Mary Ann Bender v. Village of Mariemont Sixth Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion Bismark Boa-Bonsu v. Deborah Owusu Sixth Circuit June 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. Tarek Fakhuri Sixth Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion Estate of George Worrell, Jr. v. Thang, Inc. Sixth Circuit May 27, 2026
Opinion Alexander Ross v. Robinson, Hoover & Fudge, PLLC Sixth Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. David Lynn Vannelli Sixth Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Guy Collins Sixth Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion Lucas Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs v. EPA Sixth Circuit March 9, 2026
Opinion Norton Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Village of St. Bernard, Ohio Sixth Circuit March 4, 2026
Opinion Randi Bruce v. Adams & Reese, LLP Sixth Circuit Feb. 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. Erik Maund Sixth Circuit Feb. 23, 2026
Opinion Jennifer Kilnapp v. City of Cleveland, Ohio Sixth Circuit Feb. 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Anita Green Sixth Circuit Feb. 13, 2026
Opinion Thomas William OHara v. Andrew R. Vara Sixth Circuit Feb. 11, 2026
Opinion Louis Alford v. Brandon Deffendoll Sixth Circuit Jan. 23, 2026
Opinion Robert Boyd v. N. Biomedical Research Inc. Sixth Circuit Jan. 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Sir Maejor Page Sixth Circuit Dec. 30, 2025
Opinion Luther Poynter v. Aaron Bennett Sixth Circuit Dec. 17, 2025