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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican president
Seat
CA60605
Nominated
March 19, 2007
Committee hearing
May 7, 2008
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 12, 2008
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 24, 2008
Commissioned
July 7, 2008
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
United States v. Tianna Barber 25-3245 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Demond Liles v. V. Michael Fisher 25-3529 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
Marion Sinclair v. Andrew Meisner 26-1061 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Melvin Steger v. Steven Willis 25-6006 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Kyle Millis v. Randee Rewerts 25-1606 Decided July 9, 2026
Aaron Hall v. Trivest Partners L.P. 25-1538 Decided June 16, 2026 Authored
Energy and Policy Inst. v. TVA 25-5111 Decided May 8, 2026
Mark Stanalajczo v. Brandonn Perry 25-1690 Decided May 4, 2026
John Ream v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury 25-3259 Decided April 21, 2026 Authored
John Petsche v. Jerry Hruby 25-3323 Decided April 3, 2026
Scot Gaither v. Tim Lane 24-5942 Decided March 12, 2026
Mary Bleick v. Sheryl Maxfield 25-3978 Decided March 10, 2026 Authored
Lifestyle Communities, Ltd. v. City of Worthington, Ohio 25-3048 Decided Jan. 27, 2026
Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care v. Amerigroup Tennessee, Inc. 24-5153 Decided Jan. 13, 2026
Charity Halasz v. Cass City Pub. Schs. 25-1492 Decided Dec. 18, 2025
Catholic Charities of Jackson v. Gretchen Whitmer 25-1105 Decided Dec. 17, 2025 Authored
United States v. Stacy Owens 25-5015 Decided Dec. 8, 2025 Authored
Nicolaas Brekelmans v. Max Salas 24-5998 Decided Dec. 3, 2025
United States v. Michael Osborn Thomas 24-2052 Decided Oct. 20, 2025
United States v. Derek Duane Riley 24-1287 Decided Oct. 9, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Marion Sinclair v. Andrew Meisner Sixth Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion Melvin Steger v. Steven Willis Sixth Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Aaron Hall v. Trivest Partners L.P. Sixth Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion John Ream v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury Sixth Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion Mary Bleick v. Sheryl Maxfield Sixth Circuit March 10, 2026
Opinion Catholic Charities of Jackson v. Gretchen Whitmer Sixth Circuit Dec. 17, 2025
Opinion United States v. Stacy Owens Sixth Circuit Dec. 8, 2025
Opinion Avient Corp. v. Westlake Vinyls, Inc. Sixth Circuit July 29, 2025
Opinion United States v. Richard Maike Sixth Circuit June 26, 2025
Opinion Jason Counts v. General Motors, LLC Sixth Circuit June 6, 2025
Opinion Michael Poffenbarger v. Frank Kendall, III Sixth Circuit May 12, 2025
Opinion Georgia-Pacific Consumer Prods. LP v. NCR Corp. Sixth Circuit May 12, 2025
Opinion Amaury Villa v. United States Sixth Circuit April 29, 2025
Opinion Nikki Bollinger Grae v. Corrections Corp. of Am. Sixth Circuit April 17, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jay Sadrinia Sixth Circuit April 16, 2025
Opinion William Myre v. Oxford Cmty. Sch. Dist. Sixth Circuit March 20, 2025
Opinion William A. v. Clarksville-Montgomery Cnty. Sch. Sys. Sixth Circuit Feb. 3, 2025
Opinion Broadgate, Inc v. Julie Su Sixth Circuit Dec. 20, 2024
Opinion Cristi Campbell v. April Riahi Sixth Circuit July 29, 2024
Opinion Najean Lucky v. Landmark Med. of Mich., P.C. Sixth Circuit June 12, 2024