Sixth Circuit
Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz
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 president
- 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, 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.
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Am. Freedom Law Center v. Dana Nessel
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Am. Freedom Law Center v. Dana Nessel
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Michael Washington v. City of Cincinnati
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Michael Washington v. City of Cincinnati
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Kyle Wagner
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Kyle Wagner
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July 27panel identified Sat on the panel in In Home Health, LLC v. Robert Kennedy, Jr.
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July 22panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Martin Murff
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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 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Joseph Harris
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 | 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 |
| Opinion | Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. | Sixth Circuit | July 25, 2025 |
| Opinion | Jeff Smith v. City of Union, Ohio | Sixth Circuit | July 18, 2025 |
| Opinion | Tiara Yachts, Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich. | Sixth Circuit | May 21, 2025 |
| Opinion | Enbridge Energy, LP v. Gretchen Whitmer | Sixth Circuit | April 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | Allen Walker v. United States | Sixth Circuit | April 11, 2025 |