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 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.
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Danielle Arthur v. Douglas Krause
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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
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Leandro Spindola v. Todd Blanche
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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. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Hugo Oziel Benavides
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Hugo Oziel Benavides
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in Yarlen Henry v. City of Detroit, Mich.
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Joshua Starling
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in Yarlen Henry v. City of Detroit, Mich.
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Joshua Starling
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |