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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA60804
Nominated
Jan. 3, 2023
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 9, 2023
Senate vote
50–48Roll Call
Confirmed
July 18, 2023
Commissioned
July 20, 2023
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

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
KalshiEX LLC v. William Orgel 26-3196, 26-5235 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
Danyale Tubbs v. Sherry Payton 25-1950 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley 25-5188 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Summit Locations, LLC v. Bd. of Trs., Bath Twp., Ohio 25-3833 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
NLRB v. VNS Fed. Servs., LLC 25-1233 Decided Sept. 3, 2026 Authored
United States v. Glenn Daeward Boyd 25-1590 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
Zamaria Metcalf v. State of Michigan 25-1963 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Frank Clay, Jr. 25-1515 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
Am. Freedom Law Center v. Dana Nessel 25-1684 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Michael Washington v. City of Cincinnati 25-3692 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
United States v. Kyle Wagner 26-1294 Decided Aug. 12, 2026 Authored
Bonfiglioli USA, Inc. v. Midwest Engineered Components, Inc. 25-5208 Decided July 29, 2026
In Home Health, LLC v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. 25-3542 Decided July 27, 2026
United States v. Martin Murff 24-2041 Decided July 22, 2026
United States v. Joseph Harris 25-3694 Decided July 7, 2026
J.M. Smucker Co. v. Ace Am. Ins. Co. 25-3799 Decided July 1, 2026
Eric Smith v. SEC 24-3907 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Mark Grenkoski 24-5498, 24-5499, 24-5664, 25-5017 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored
Jaleelah Hassan Ahmed v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. 24-1775 Decided June 15, 2026 Authored
Leke Dodaj v. Todd Blanche 25-3905 Decided June 8, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion NLRB v. VNS Fed. Servs., LLC Sixth Circuit Sept. 3, 2026
Opinion Zamaria Metcalf v. State of Michigan Sixth Circuit Aug. 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. Frank Clay, Jr. Sixth Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Dissent United States v. Kyle Wagner Sixth Circuit Aug. 12, 2026
Concurrence Eric Smith v. SEC Sixth Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion United States v. Mark Grenkoski Sixth Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion Jaleelah Hassan Ahmed v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. Sixth Circuit June 15, 2026
Opinion Jorge Oxlaj-Perez v. Todd Blanche Sixth Circuit April 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Bo Bryant Hostettler Sixth Circuit March 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Gulam Mukhdomi Sixth Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion Eaton Corp. v. Angstrom Auto. Group, LLC Sixth Circuit Feb. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Cortez Blake Sixth Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court Joshua Steeb v. Mike Ehart Sixth Circuit Jan. 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ricco Saine Sixth Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion United States v. Troy Williams Sixth Circuit Dec. 12, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jonathon Chase Vowels-Harper Sixth Circuit Nov. 25, 2025
Opinion Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. Sixth Circuit Nov. 20, 2025
Opinion Brent James Nash v. Austin Bryce Sixth Circuit Sept. 30, 2025
Opinion John Schnatter v. 247 Group, LLC Sixth Circuit Sept. 10, 2025
Opinion Davariol Marquavis Taylor v. Nurse Stevens Sixth Circuit July 25, 2025