Whitney Downs Hermandorfer

Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Title

Judge

Appointed by

Donald J. TrumpRepublican

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.

Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.

Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

• Sept. 10
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Hello Farms Licensing MI, LLC v. GR Vending MI, LLC
• Sept. 8
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley
• Aug. 28
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Michael Hoffpowier
• Aug. 19
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc v. La-Z-Boy Inc.
• Aug. 14
  opinion issued Authored the opinion 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
• 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
• June 18
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Kelvin Nolen v. Steven Ford
• June 16
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Sona Baro v. Todd Blanche
• June 16
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Sona Baro v. Todd Blanche

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.