Sixth Circuit
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich
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 H.W. BushRepublican president
- Seat
- CA60110
- Nominated
- April 18, 1990
- Committee hearing
- June 11, 1990
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 27, 1990
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- June 28, 1990
- Commissioned
- July 10, 1990
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Senior status
- Aug. 15, 2001
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.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Judge | Oct. 4, 1984 | July 13, 1990 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Ronald Reagan |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | July 10, 1990 | In service | George H.W. Bush |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Oct. 8, 2025
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Oct. 8, 2025
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April 7, 2023
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Jan. 5, 2023
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July 21, 2022
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June 22, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. John Maddux, Jr.
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June 22, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. John Maddux, Jr.
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April 11, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Robert Wallace
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May 19, 2021opinion issued Authored the opinion in Jacob Clark v. Bernadette Stone
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May 11, 2021
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March 12, 2021opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Jason Rosales
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Nov. 3, 2020opinion issued Authored the opinion in Buck Ryan v. David Blackwell
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 | Dominique Dushon Gilbert v. United States | Sixth Circuit | April 7, 2023 |
| Opinion | Deanna Puskas v. Delaware Cnty., Ohio | Sixth Circuit | Jan. 5, 2023 |
| Opinion | James Myers v. City of Centerville, Ohio | Sixth Circuit | July 21, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. John Maddux, Jr. | Sixth Circuit | June 22, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. John Maddux, Jr. | Sixth Circuit | June 22, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Robert Wallace | Sixth Circuit | April 11, 2022 |
| Opinion | Jacob Clark v. Bernadette Stone | Sixth Circuit | May 19, 2021 |
| Opinion | Denece Thomas v. TOMS King (Ohio), LLC | Sixth Circuit | May 11, 2021 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jason Rosales | Sixth Circuit | March 12, 2021 |
| Opinion | Buck Ryan v. David Blackwell | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 3, 2020 |
| Opinion | Buck Ryan v. David Blackwell | Sixth Circuit | Nov. 3, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Scott Wombold | Sixth Circuit | Oct. 29, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Scott Wombold | Sixth Circuit | Oct. 14, 2020 |
| Opinion | Hiller, LLC v. Success Group Int'l | Sixth Circuit | Sept. 23, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Solon Tatum | Sixth Circuit | June 3, 2020 |
| Opinion | Jacob Andrews v. Wayne Cty., Mich. | Sixth Circuit | May 4, 2020 |
| Opinion | UAW v. NLRB | Sixth Circuit | April 13, 2020 |
| Opinion | Chris Hartman v. Jeremy Thompson | Sixth Circuit | July 23, 2019 |
| Opinion | Firstenergy Generation, LLC v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. | Sixth Circuit | July 2, 2019 |
| Opinion | Perley Winkler v. Mike Parris | Sixth Circuit | June 18, 2019 |