Sixth Circuit
Kevin Gafford Ritz
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
- Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
- Seat
- CA60209
- Nominated
- March 21, 2024
- Committee hearing
- April 17, 2024
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 9, 2024
- Senate vote
- 48–46Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Sept. 16, 2024
- Commissioned
- Sept. 19, 2024
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Rachel Welty v. Bryant Dunaway
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Sept. 17panel identified Sat on the panel in UEC Holdings, Inc. v. Steven Hatcher
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Sept. 9panel identified Sat on the panel in Kevin Lackey v. L.T. Hurley
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Sept. 9
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in NetChoice, LLC v. Jonathan Skrmetti
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. William Boylston
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Demond Liles v. V. Michael Fisher
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July 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Socorro Perez-Hernandez v. Todd Blanche
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July 27panel identified Sat on the panel in Brendon Taylor v. Jesse Hooven
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July 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Lindsay Dyda v. Michigan Sec'y of State
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July 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Amy DiChiara v. Summit Medical Group, Inc.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Rachel Welty v. Bryant Dunaway | 25-5739 | Decided | Sept. 24, 2026 | |
| UEC Holdings, Inc. v. Steven Hatcher | 25-6123 | Decided | Sept. 17, 2026 | |
| Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Seven Cntys. Servs., Inc. | 25-6059 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2026 | Authored |
| Kevin Lackey v. L.T. Hurley | 25-1410 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2026 | |
| Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | 25-5188 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | |
| NetChoice, LLC v. Jonathan Skrmetti | 25-5660 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | |
| United States v. William Boylston | 24-5116 | Decided | Aug. 27, 2026 | |
| Demond Liles v. V. Michael Fisher | 25-3529 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| Socorro Perez-Hernandez v. Todd Blanche | 25-3592 | Decided | July 28, 2026 | |
| Brendon Taylor v. Jesse Hooven | 26-3005 | Decided | July 27, 2026 | |
| Lindsay Dyda v. Michigan Sec'y of State | 26-1228 | Decided | July 20, 2026 | |
| Kyle Millis v. Randee Rewerts | 25-1606 | Decided | July 9, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Jeremy Wayne Harrell | 25-5556 | Decided | July 2, 2026 | |
| United States v. Bernard Shelton | 24-1971 | Decided | July 1, 2026 | |
| Kelvin Nolen v. Steven Ford | 25-1370 | Decided | June 18, 2026 | |
| NetChoice, LLC v. David Yost | 25-3371 | Decided | June 18, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Samuel Harris | 25-5540 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| Vivy Voutsiotis v. PNC Bank, NA | 25-3826 | Decided | June 8, 2026 | |
| PCC Airfoils, LLC v. Justin Daugherty | 25-3794 | Decided | May 19, 2026 | |
| Ibrahim Alzandani v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. | 25-1601, 25-1602, 25-1603 | Decided | May 12, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Seven Cntys. Servs., Inc. | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | Kyle Millis v. Randee Rewerts | Sixth Circuit | July 9, 2026 |
| Dissent | NetChoice, LLC v. David Yost | Sixth Circuit | June 18, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Ibrahim Alzandani v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. | Sixth Circuit | May 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mark Eurton, Jr. v. Parker Thomas | Sixth Circuit | April 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Joseph Michael McNoriell | Sixth Circuit | April 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jordan Danski v. Gary Miniard | Sixth Circuit | March 18, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Ashly Romero v. City of Lansing, Mich. | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Writing | Ashly Romero v. City of Lansing, Mich. | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Ashly Romero v. City of Lansing, Mich. | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Chad Christopher Taylor | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jameel Tanzil | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 20, 2025 |
| Opinion | R. S. v. Lucas County Children Services | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 18, 2025 |
| Opinion of the Court | Ashly Romero v. City of Lansing, Mich. | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 18, 2025 |
| Opinion | Theresa Kovacs v. University of Toledo | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 12, 2025 |
| Opinion | John Reinhart v. City of Birmingham, MI | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 22, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Kyrrah Cornell Radaker-Carter | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 19, 2025 |
| Opinion | Brian J. Lyngaas, D.D.S., P.L.L.C. v. United Concordia Co. | Sixth Circuit | June 9, 2025 |
| Opinion | Nancy Hooks v. City of Warren, MI | Sixth Circuit | May 30, 2025 |
| Opinion | Donald Freed v. Michelle Thomas | Sixth Circuit | May 12, 2025 |