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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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