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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican president
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, 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
Danielle Arthur v. Douglas Krause 25-2123 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Leandro Spindola v. Todd Blanche 25-3600 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Mark Pannek v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n 25-3706 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Hugo Oziel Benavides 25-1054 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Joshua Starling 25-5440 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Yarlen Henry v. City of Detroit, Mich. 25-1860 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
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
Carrie Reinhardt v. Weston Prince 25-1072 Decided May 27, 2026
Toni Mitchell v. Steve Conrad 25-5405 Decided May 14, 2026 Authored
Joseph Fischer v. Karen Thomas 25-5400 Decided May 12, 2026
United States v. Karnail Singh 25-1523 Decided May 5, 2026
Jose Baltazar Us v. Todd Blanche 25-3504 Decided April 29, 2026
Phillip Jones v. Tim Shoop 24-3356 Decided April 22, 2026
Schoening Investment LP v. Cincinnati Casualty Company 25-3273 Decided March 25, 2026
Brown-Forman Corp. v. NLRB 25-1060 Decided March 6, 2026
Generation Changers Church v. Church Mutual Ins. Co. 24-5700 Decided Feb. 23, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Samuel Arellio Hernandez Sixth Circuit July 16, 2026
Opinion Darbi Boddy v. Mary Grech Sixth Circuit June 10, 2026
Opinion Toni Mitchell v. Steve Conrad Sixth Circuit May 14, 2026
Opinion Generation Changers Church v. Church Mutual Ins. Co. Sixth Circuit Feb. 23, 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
Opinion 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
Opinion United States v. Robert Messersmith Sixth Circuit Jan. 13, 2026
Opinion HRT Enterprises v. City of Detroit, Mich. Sixth Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion HRT Enterprises v. City of Detroit, Mich. Sixth Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion Brigitte Hendershot v. Terry Stanton Sixth Circuit Dec. 16, 2025
Opinion United States v. Gene Curtis Roper Sixth Circuit Dec. 4, 2025
Opinion Elizabeth Cristales-de Linares v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit Dec. 1, 2025
Opinion Linda DeVooght v. City of Warren, Mich. Sixth Circuit Nov. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Stanford Ray Coleman Sixth Circuit Nov. 4, 2025
Opinion United States v. Kenneth Evans Sixth Circuit Oct. 16, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jaquan Bridges Sixth Circuit Aug. 7, 2025
Opinion United States v. David Jason Parkey Sixth Circuit July 9, 2025
Opinion Karim Codrington v. Jay Dolak Sixth Circuit July 9, 2025