Sixth Circuit
Richard Allen Griffin
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
- CA60903
- Nominated
- Feb. 14, 2005
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 26, 2005
- Senate vote
- 95–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- June 9, 2005
- Commissioned
- June 10, 2005
- 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. 30opinion issued Dissented in Christa Gail Pike
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Sept. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Srecko Darnell Walker
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Sept. 15opinion issued Authored the opinion in Abraham Augustin
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Brandy Hilton
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Aug. 28
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Aug. 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in Ramsi Woodcock v. Univ. of Ky.
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Latoreya Till v. Kenneth King
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Aug. 14opinion issued Dissented in United States v. Jocelyn Benson
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Danielle Arthur v. Douglas Krause
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Pannek v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Leandro Spindola v. Todd Blanche
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christa Gail Pike | 26-5864 | Decided | Sept. 30, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Srecko Darnell Walker | 25-1356 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | |
| Abraham Augustin | 25-5655 | Decided | Sept. 15, 2026 | Authored |
| Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley | 25-5188 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | |
| United States v. Brandy Hilton | 25-5835 | Decided | Sept. 1, 2026 | |
| Luis Gomez-Echeverria v. Purpose Point Harvesting, LLC | 25-2080 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | Authored |
| Ramsi Woodcock v. Univ. of Ky. | 26-5057 | Decided | Aug. 24, 2026 | Authored |
| Latoreya Till v. Kenneth King | 25-1614 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| Danielle Arthur v. Douglas Krause | 25-2123 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | |
| Mark Pannek v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n | 25-3706 | Decided | Aug. 7, 2026 | |
| Leandro Spindola v. Todd Blanche | 25-3600 | Decided | Aug. 7, 2026 | |
| United States v. Hugo Oziel Benavides | 25-1054 | Decided | Aug. 4, 2026 | |
| Yarlen Henry v. City of Detroit, Mich. | 25-1860 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| United States v. Joshua Starling | 25-5440 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| Texas Ass'n of Bus. v. FCC | 24-3206 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Samuel Arellio Hernandez | 25-1517 | Decided | July 16, 2026 | Authored |
| Sam Morris v. Todd Blanche | 25-3893 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | |
| Rubicon Real Estate Holdings v. City of Pontiac, Mich. | 25-1631 | Decided | June 18, 2026 | |
| Connie Reguli v. Tracy Hetzel | 25-5579 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| Darbi Boddy v. Mary Grech | 25-3490 | Decided | June 10, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Dissent | Christa Gail Pike | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | Abraham Augustin | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 15, 2026 |
| Opinion | Luis Gomez-Echeverria v. Purpose Point Harvesting, LLC | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | Ramsi Woodcock v. Univ. of Ky. | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 24, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. Jocelyn Benson | Sixth Circuit | Aug. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Samuel Arellio Hernandez | Sixth Circuit | July 16, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Darbi Boddy v. Mary Grech | Sixth Circuit | June 10, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Ernestine Hogue | Sixth Circuit | May 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | Toni Mitchell v. Steve Conrad | Sixth Circuit | May 14, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Joseph Fischer v. Karen Thomas | Sixth Circuit | May 12, 2026 |
| Dissent | Ilyse Deravil v. Julmise Jean | Sixth Circuit | May 8, 2026 |
| Concurrence | United States v. Karnail Singh | Sixth Circuit | May 5, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Shepler's Inc. v. City of Mackinac Island, MI | Sixth Circuit | March 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Generation Changers Church v. Church Mutual Ins. Co. | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | Alison Reedy v. Huron School District | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | Elizabeth Ferguson v. MetLife Investors USA Ins. Co. | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Imari Glover | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 17, 2026 |
| Writing | Ashly Romero v. City of Lansing, Mich. | Sixth Circuit | Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Steven Tilden Fellmy | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | T. E. v. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 22, 2026 |