Whitney Downs Hermandorfer

Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Title

Judge

Appointed by

Donald J. TrumpRepublican president

Seat

CA61703

Nominated

May 12, 2025

Committee hearing

June 4, 2025

Committee action

Reported (favorably)June 26, 2025

Senate vote

46–42Roll Call

Confirmed

July 14, 2025

Commissioned

July 17, 2025

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.

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

• Aug. 14
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in SW Nashville EB Owner, LLC v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty.
• Aug. 14
  panel identified Sat on the panel in SW Nashville EB Owner, LLC v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty.
• Aug. 12
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Kyle Wagner
• Aug. 12
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Kyle Wagner
• July 29
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Bonfiglioli USA, Inc. v. Midwest Engineered Components, Inc.
• July 29
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Bonfiglioli USA, Inc. v. Midwest Engineered Components, Inc.
• July 22
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Martin Murff
• July 21
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Melvin Steger v. Steven Willis
• July 1
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Bernard Shelton
• June 16
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Sona Baro v. Todd Blanche
• June 16
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Aaron Hall v. Trivest Partners L.P.
• June 15
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Karl Alan White, Jr.

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

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