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
- 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.
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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Dec. 3, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Sheryl Miller v. William Beaumont Hosp.
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Oct. 8, 2025
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Oct. 8, 2025
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June 17, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Jeff Kean v. Brinker Int'l, Inc.
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June 17, 2025opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Joshua Brown
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May 30, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Whitney Hodges v. City of Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Jan. 16, 2025
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Aug. 29, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Michael Harvel
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June 27, 2024
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Feb. 9, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Sanket Hasmukhbai Patel v. Ur Jaddou
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Dec. 5, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in Rudolph Betancourt v. Indian Hills Plaza LLC
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Dec. 4, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. James Wilder, II
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. Joshua Brown | Sixth Circuit | June 17, 2025 |
| 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 |