U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

77 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.

77 judges most orders first

Eric L. Clay

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

41 orders·12 insights

Karen Nelson Moore

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

63 orders·11 insights

Julia Smith Gibbons

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

52 orders·11 insights

Ronald Lee Gilman

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

44 orders·11 insights

John Marshall Rogers

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

36 orders·11 insights

Danny Julian Boggs

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

35 orders·11 insights

Jeffrey Stuart Sutton

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

55 orders·10 insights

Raymond M. Kethledge

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

47 orders·10 insights

Richard Allen Griffin

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

39 orders·10 insights

Richard F. Suhrheinrich

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

32 orders·10 insights

Ralph Bright Guy Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·10 insights

Amul Roger Thapar

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

51 orders·9 insights

David William McKeague

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

49 orders·9 insights

Eugene E. Siler Jr.

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

48 orders·9 insights

Helene N. White

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

41 orders·9 insights

John Kenneth Bush

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

41 orders·9 insights

Ransey Guy Cole Jr.

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

39 orders·9 insights

Stephanie Dawkins Davis

Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

27 orders·9 insights

Bailey BrownDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·9 insights

Cornelia Groefsema KennedyDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·9 insights

David Aldrich NelsonDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·9 insights

Harry PhillipsDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

25 orders·9 insights

Henry Luesing BrooksDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·9 insights

Herbert Theodore MilburnDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·9 insights

John Weld Peck IIDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·9 insights

Julian William MackDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)

25 orders·9 insights

Nathaniel Raphael JonesDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·9 insights

Potter StewartDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·9 insights

William Howard TaftDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)

25 orders·9 insights

John Baylor Nalbandian

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

57 orders·8 insights

Chad Andrew Readler

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

50 orders·8 insights

Alice M. Batchelder

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

44 orders·8 insights

Deborah Louise Cook

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

36 orders·8 insights

Martha Craig Daughtrey

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

35 orders·8 insights

Andre Bernard Mathis

Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

32 orders·8 insights

Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz

Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

32 orders·8 insights

Jane Branstetter StranchSenior status

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

31 orders·8 insights

Joan Louise Larsen

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

33 orders·7 insights

Eric Earl Murphy

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

31 orders·7 insights

Whitney Downs Hermandorfer

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

13 orders·7 insights

Charles Harwood MoormanDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

41 orders·6 insights

Bernice Bouie DonaldRetired 2023

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

27 orders·6 insights

Albert Joseph Engel Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Anthony Joseph CelebrezzeDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Arthur Carter DenisonDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Bertram Thomas CombsDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Charles Casper SimonsDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Clifford Patrick O'SullivanDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Elwood HamiltonDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Florence Ellinwood AllenDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Frederick Pierce LivelyDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

George Clifton Edwards Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Harry Walker WellfordDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Henry Franklin SeverensDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Herschel Whitfield ArantDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Horace Harmon LurtonDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

James Leo RyanRetired 2000

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Kelvey RichardsDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Wesley WarringtonDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Leroy John Contie Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Lester LeFevre CecilDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Loyal Edwin KnappenDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Maurice Herbert DonahueDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Paul Charles WeickDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Shackelford Miller Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Smith HickenlooperDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Thomas Francis McAllisterDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Wade Hampton McCree Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

William Ernest MillerDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Xenophon HicksDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

William Rufus DayDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)

21 orders·6 insights

Howell Edmunds JacksonDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)

13 orders·6 insights

Damon J. KeithRetired 2019

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

38 orders·5 insights

Boyce Ficklen Martin Jr.Retired 2016

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

31 orders·5 insights

Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr.Retired 2022

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

30 orders·5 insights

Kevin Gafford Ritz

Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

14 orders·5 insights

Alan E. Norris

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

38 orders·4 insights
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