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
- 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.
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Sept. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in KalshiEX LLC v. William Orgel
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Sept. 10panel identified Sat on the panel in Danyale Tubbs v. Sherry Payton
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Sept. 4
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Sept. 3opinion issued Authored the opinion in NLRB v. VNS Fed. Servs., LLC
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Sept. 2panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Glenn Daeward Boyd
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Aug. 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in Zamaria Metcalf v. State of Michigan
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Aug. 19opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Frank Clay, Jr.
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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. 12opinion issued Dissented in United States v. Kyle Wagner
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July 29
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |