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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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