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.
Eric L. Clay
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Karen Nelson Moore
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Julia Smith Gibbons
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Ronald Lee Gilman
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
John Marshall Rogers
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Danny Julian Boggs
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Jeffrey Stuart Sutton
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Raymond M. Kethledge
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Richard Allen Griffin
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Richard F. Suhrheinrich
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Ralph Bright Guy Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Amul Roger Thapar
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
David William McKeague
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Eugene E. Siler Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Helene N. White
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
John Kenneth Bush
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Ransey Guy Cole Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Stephanie Dawkins Davis
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Bailey BrownDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Cornelia Groefsema KennedyDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
David Aldrich NelsonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Harry PhillipsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Henry Luesing BrooksDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Herbert Theodore MilburnDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
John Weld Peck IIDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Julian William MackDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Nathaniel Raphael JonesDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Potter StewartDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
William Howard TaftDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
John Baylor Nalbandian
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Chad Andrew Readler
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Alice M. Batchelder
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Deborah Louise Cook
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Martha Craig Daughtrey
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Andre Bernard Mathis
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Jane Branstetter StranchSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Joan Louise Larsen
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Eric Earl Murphy
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Whitney Downs Hermandorfer
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Charles Harwood MoormanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Bernice Bouie DonaldRetired 2023
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Albert Joseph Engel Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Anthony Joseph CelebrezzeDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Arthur Carter DenisonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Bertram Thomas CombsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Charles Casper SimonsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Clifford Patrick O'SullivanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Elwood HamiltonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Florence Ellinwood AllenDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Frederick Pierce LivelyDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
George Clifton Edwards Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Harry Walker WellfordDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Henry Franklin SeverensDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
Herschel Whitfield ArantDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Horace Harmon LurtonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
James Leo RyanRetired 2000
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
John Kelvey RichardsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
John Wesley WarringtonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Leroy John Contie Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Lester LeFevre CecilDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Loyal Edwin KnappenDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Maurice Herbert DonahueDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Paul Charles WeickDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Shackelford Miller Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Smith HickenlooperDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Thomas Francis McAllisterDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Wade Hampton McCree Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
William Ernest MillerDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Xenophon HicksDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
William Rufus DayDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
Howell Edmunds JacksonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Damon J. KeithRetired 2019
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Boyce Ficklen Martin Jr.Retired 2016
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr.Retired 2022
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Kevin Gafford Ritz
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Alan E. Norris
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)