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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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
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
United States v. Mark Grenkoski 25-5017 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored
Eric Smith v. SEC 24-3907 Decided June 16, 2026
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
United States v. Terrence Devol London, II 24-6144 Decided May 14, 2026
Energy and Policy Inst. v. TVA 25-5111 Decided May 8, 2026
United States v. Daniel Barton, Sr. 25-3364 Decided May 6, 2026
Jorge Oxlaj-Perez v. Todd Blanche 25-3337 Decided April 29, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jaylen Simpson 25-5729 Decided April 27, 2026
Alexander Ross v. Robinson, Hoover & Fudge, PLLC 25-1802 Decided April 22, 2026
Renee Johnson v. Matthew Antkoviak 25-1527 Decided March 30, 2026
Victory Global, LLC v. Fresh Bourbon, LLC 25-5173 Decided March 26, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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