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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Danielle Arthur v. Douglas Krause Sixth Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion Lauren Bridges v. Maxum Indemnity Company Sixth Circuit June 29, 2026
Opinion John Petsche v. Jerry Hruby Sixth Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion McCord Henry v. Martin Blank Sixth Circuit Feb. 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. William Lawrence Siefert Sixth Circuit Nov. 24, 2025
Opinion Miriam Patricia Vargas-Rodriguez v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit Sept. 19, 2025
Opinion Michael Chrestman v. Metro Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty., Tenn. Sixth Circuit Sept. 16, 2025
Opinion United States v. Ankita Singh Sixth Circuit Aug. 8, 2025
Opinion Dayton Area Chamber of Com. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sixth Circuit Aug. 6, 2025
Opinion Kenneth James Lowe v. Walbro, LLC Sixth Circuit Aug. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Devante Glenn Sixth Circuit July 28, 2025
Opinion Dennis Wiertella v. Lake Cnty., Ohio Sixth Circuit June 24, 2025
Opinion United States v. Lavonce Makiri Smith Sixth Circuit June 9, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jermaine Kimbrough Sixth Circuit May 21, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jeremy Mooney Sixth Circuit April 25, 2025
Opinion Phoenix Ins. Co. v. Wehr Constructors, Inc. Sixth Circuit April 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Shawn Lamar Peake-Wright, Jr. Sixth Circuit Jan. 16, 2025
Opinion Beky Izamar Mazariegos-Rodas v. Merrick B. Garland Sixth Circuit Dec. 5, 2024
Opinion Beky Izamar Mazariegos-Rodas v. Merrick B. Garland Sixth Circuit Sept. 20, 2024
Opinion Charles Jones v. Kent County, Mich. Sixth Circuit Aug. 16, 2024