Sixth Circuit
Ronald Lee Gilman
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
- William J. ClintonDemocratic president
- Seat
- CA61302
- Nominated
- July 16, 1997
- Committee hearing
- Sept. 30, 1997
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 9, 1997
- Senate vote
- 98–1Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Nov. 6, 1997
- Commissioned
- Nov. 7, 1997
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Nov. 21, 2010
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. 11opinion issued Authored the opinion 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. 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 Yarlen Henry v. City of Detroit, Mich.
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July 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Patrice Nelson v. MillerKnoll, Inc.
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June 29
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June 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Lauren Bridges v. Maxum Indemnity Company
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June 18
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April 3opinion issued Authored the opinion in John Petsche v. Jerry Hruby
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April 3panel identified Sat on the panel in John Petsche v. Jerry Hruby
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April 2panel identified Sat on the panel in Barbara Mercer v. Anthony Stewart
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Feb. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in Jacqueline Gaines v. Denise Cross
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Arthur v. Douglas Krause | 25-2123 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | Authored |
| Yarlen Henry v. City of Detroit, Mich. | 25-1860 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| Patrice Nelson v. MillerKnoll, Inc. | 25-1940 | Decided | July 7, 2026 | |
| Lauren Bridges v. Maxum Indemnity Company | 25-1911 | Decided | June 29, 2026 | Authored |
| Alexandre Ansari v. Moises Jimenez | 24-1743 | Decided | May 14, 2026 | |
| John Petsche v. Jerry Hruby | 25-3323 | Decided | April 3, 2026 | Authored |
| Barbara Mercer v. Anthony Stewart | 24-1751 | Decided | April 2, 2026 | |
| Jacqueline Gaines v. Denise Cross | 25-3233 | Decided | Feb. 27, 2026 | |
| United States v. Imari Glover | 24-5806 | Decided | Feb. 17, 2026 | |
| McCord Henry v. Martin Blank | 25-1713 | Decided | Feb. 12, 2026 | Authored |
| Kevin Hamm v. Pullman SST, Inc. | 25-1617 | Decided | Feb. 12, 2026 | |
| Joshua Steeb v. Mike Ehart | 24-1936 | Decided | Jan. 26, 2026 | |
| Michael Victor v. Kimberly Reynolds | 25-1317 | Decided | Jan. 23, 2026 | |
| United States v. Aaron Loines | 24-4056 | Decided | Jan. 21, 2026 | |
| United States v. Robert Messersmith | 25-5496 | Decided | Jan. 13, 2026 | |
| United States v. Kevin Clay | 24-3038 | Decided | Dec. 19, 2025 | |
| United States v. Jonathon Chase Vowels-Harper | 24-6126 | Decided | Nov. 25, 2025 | |
| United States v. William Lawrence Siefert | 24-5384 | Decided | Nov. 24, 2025 | Authored |
| Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. | 24-3086 | Decided | Nov. 20, 2025 | |
| Brent James Nash v. Austin Bryce | 24-1263 | Decided | Sept. 30, 2025 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.