Sean F. Cox
How Judge Cox rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Cox no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Cox
Sean Francis Cox was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Cox received a commission on June 12, 2006. Judge Cox retired on July 27, 2025.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court shall deny Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment”
“grant Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment”
“the Court will grant the Secretary's motion”
“shall GRANT the motions for summary judgment filed by Defendants”
“shall DENY their requests for sanctions”
“the Court shall DENY Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Count I”
“the Court shall DENY the Funeral Home’s Motion to Dismiss”
“DENY Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment”
“Defendant Is Entitled to Summary Judgment”
“DISMISSES this case in its entirety”
“DENIES the Plaintiffs”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The judge carried a general civil and criminal trial caseload for nearly two decades, and in his administrative role was assigned a large volume of the district's miscellaneous warrant and duty matters. The contested dispositive-motion outcomes described in this record are drawn from his published opinions.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Cox was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 2 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 17 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | 2 | 17 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 18 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 22 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 24 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 37 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 40 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 89 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Cox no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.