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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic president
Seat
CA61104
Nominated
Feb. 2, 2022
Committee hearing
March 2, 2022
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 4, 2022
Senate vote
49–43Roll Call
Confirmed
May 24, 2022
Commissioned
June 14, 2022
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Judge Dec. 31, 2019 June 14, 2022 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Donald J. Trump
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge June 14, 2022 In service Joseph R. Biden

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
Socorro Perez-Hernandez v. Todd Blanche 25-3592 Decided July 28, 2026
In Home Health, LLC v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. 25-3542 Decided July 27, 2026
Brendon Taylor v. Jesse Hooven 26-3005 Decided July 27, 2026
United States v. Rishad Williams 25-3209 Decided July 24, 2026
Lindsay Dyda v. Michigan Sec'y of State 26-1228 Decided July 20, 2026
Amy DiChiara v. Summit Medical Group, Inc. 25-5396 Decided July 13, 2026
United States v. Jeremy Wayne Harrell 25-5556 Decided July 2, 2026
United States v. Bernard Shelton 24-1971 Decided July 1, 2026 Authored
Vivy Voutsiotis v. PNC Bank, NA 25-3826 Decided June 8, 2026
William Klopfenstein v. Fifth Third Bank 24-3955 Decided May 29, 2026
PCC Airfoils, LLC v. Justin Daugherty 25-3794 Decided May 19, 2026
Andrew Hess v. Oakland Cnty., Mich. 25-1784 Decided May 5, 2026
White's Landing Fisheries, Inc. v. Ohio Dep't of Nat. Res. Div. of Wildlife 25-3345 Decided April 22, 2026
Elaine Smith v. Miami Valley Hosp. 24-3983 Decided April 20, 2026
United States v. Christen Clark 24-4068 Decided April 16, 2026
McKee Foods Corp. v. BFP Inc. 25-5416 Decided April 7, 2026 Authored
Randy Kris Ramgoolam v. Ritu Gupta 25-1676 Decided April 2, 2026
U.S. Dep't of Labor v. Americare Healthcare Services 25-3128 Decided April 1, 2026
United States v. Michael Wayne Bailey 25-5255 Decided March 23, 2026
Marvin Johnson v. David Bobby 22-3544 Decided March 19, 2026

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Bernard Shelton Sixth Circuit July 1, 2026
Opinion McKee Foods Corp. v. BFP Inc. Sixth Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Amador Magallon Guerrero Sixth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion Ryan Franke v. Kenny Janes Sixth Circuit March 2, 2026
Opinion Scott Williams v. Addison Cmty. Schs. Sixth Circuit March 2, 2026
Opinion Michael Hester v. Chester Cnty., Tenn. Sixth Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion Niki Frenchko v. Paul Monroe Sixth Circuit Nov. 26, 2025
Opinion Jake Paul Heiney v. Donna Moore Sixth Circuit Aug. 13, 2025
Opinion United States v. Malcolm Hoyle Sixth Circuit Aug. 6, 2025
Opinion Int'l Union of Painters & Allied Trades v. Warren Smith Sixth Circuit July 31, 2025
Opinion United States v. Irene Michelle Fike Sixth Circuit June 10, 2025
Opinion Eszter Pryor v. OSU Sixth Circuit June 2, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jesse Fairley Sixth Circuit May 8, 2025
Opinion Debra Tucker v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Sixth Circuit May 7, 2025
Opinion United States v. Idris Quintell Wilkes Sixth Circuit April 1, 2025
Opinion State of Tennessee v. Xavier Becerra Sixth Circuit March 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. Raymon Doug Risner Sixth Circuit Feb. 21, 2025
Opinion Javi Porter v. Pamela Bondi Sixth Circuit Feb. 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. Yanjun Xu Sixth Circuit Aug. 30, 2024
Opinion State of Tennessee v. Xavier Becerra Sixth Circuit Aug. 26, 2024