Sixth Circuit
Raymond M. Kethledge
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
- George W. BushRepublican
- 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.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 9panel identified Sat on the panel in Linda Horton v. GE
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Tianna Barber
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Demond Liles v. V. Michael Fisher
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Aug. 5opinion issued Authored the opinion in Marion Sinclair v. Andrew Meisner
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July 21opinion issued Authored the opinion in Melvin Steger v. Steven Willis
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June 16opinion issued Authored the opinion in Aaron Hall v. Trivest Partners L.P.
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May 20opinion issued Authored the opinion in Larry Harrison v. Douglas
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May 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Energy and Policy Inst. v. TVA
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May 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Darrick Denard Bell
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May 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Stanalajczo v. Brandonn Perry
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April 21
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Linda Horton v. GE | 25-5958 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2026 | |
| Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | 25-5188 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | |
| 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. | 25-1278, 25-1538 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | Authored |
| Larry Harrison v. Douglas | 25-1897 | Decided | May 20, 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 |
| USA v. City of Detroit, MI | 25-1537 | Decided | April 10, 2026 | |
| Brian Menge v. Khursheed Ash-Shafii | 25-1698 | Decided | April 8, 2026 | |
| John Petsche v. Jerry Hruby | 25-3323 | Decided | April 3, 2026 | |
| Logan Houle v. Marion, OH Police Department | 25-3586 | Decided | March 27, 2026 | Authored |
| Scot Gaither v. Tim Lane | 24-5942 | Decided | March 12, 2026 | |
| Mary Bleick v. Sheryl Maxfield | 25-3978 | Decided | March 10, 2026 | Authored |
| Ethan Ennes v. Presque Isle County, MI | 25-1389 | Decided | Feb. 27, 2026 | Authored |
| Randy Thomas v. Cynthia Davis | 25-3340 | Decided | Feb. 18, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion of the Court | Marion Sinclair v. Andrew Meisner | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | Melvin Steger v. Steven Willis | Sixth Circuit | July 21, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Aaron Hall v. Trivest Partners L.P. | Sixth Circuit | June 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | Larry Harrison v. Douglas | Sixth Circuit | May 20, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | John Ream v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury | Sixth Circuit | April 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Logan Houle v. Marion, OH Police Department | Sixth Circuit | March 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mary Bleick v. Sheryl Maxfield | Sixth Circuit | March 10, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Ethan Ennes v. Presque Isle County, MI | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Randy Thomas v. Cynthia Davis | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Sofidel America v. OSHRC | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 9, 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 | OPV Partners, LLC v. City of Lansing, MI | Sixth Circuit | July 9, 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 | Georgia-Pacific Consumer Prods. LP v. NCR Corp. | Sixth Circuit | May 12, 2025 |
| Opinion | Michael Poffenbarger v. Frank Kendall, III | Sixth Circuit | May 12, 2025 |
| Opinion | Amuary Villa v. United States | Sixth Circuit | April 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | Nikki Grae v. CCA | Sixth Circuit | April 17, 2025 |