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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

Eastern District of Kentucky Western District of Kentucky Eastern District of Michigan Western District of Michigan Northern District of Ohio Southern District of Ohio Eastern District of Tennessee Middle District of Tennessee Western District of Tennessee The court is composed of sixteen judges and is based at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is one of 13 United States courts of appeals. The United States federal courts were divided into six circuits in 1801, but a circuit court of appeals was not established until the passage of the Judiciary Act of 1891. William Howard Taft, the only person ever to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the United States, once served on the Sixth Circuit. Four other judges of the Sixth Circuit have been elevated to serve on the Supreme Court, the last being Potter Stewart in 1958.

Infobox

Location
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
Appeals from
mw- Eastern District of KentuckyWestern District of KentuckyEastern District of MichiganWestern District of MichiganNorthern District of OhioSouthern District of OhioEastern District of TennesseeMiddle District of TennesseeWestern District of Tennessee
Established
June 16, 1891
Judges
16
Circuit Justice
Brett Kavanaugh
Chief Judge
Jeffrey Sutton

Tables

· Current composition of the court
Active
Active
#
Active
Title
Chief
Judge
Senior
62
62
#
62
Title
Chief Judge
Judge
Jeffrey Sutton
Duty station
Columbus, OH
Born
1960
Term of service
2003–present
Term of service
2021–present
Term of service
—
Appointed by
G.W. Bush
56
56
#
56
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Karen Nelson Moore
Duty station
Cleveland, OH
Born
1948
Term of service
1995–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Clinton
58
58
#
58
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Eric L. Clay
Duty station
Detroit, MI
Born
1948
Term of service
1997–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Clinton
65
65
#
65
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Richard Allen Griffin
Duty station
Traverse City, MI
Born
1952
Term of service
2005–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
G.W. Bush
67
67
#
67
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Raymond Kethledge
Duty station
Ann Arbor, MI
Born
1966
Term of service
2008–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
G.W. Bush
71
71
#
71
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Amul Thapar
Duty station
Covington, KY
Born
1969
Term of service
2017–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Trump
72
72
#
72
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
John K. Bush
Duty station
Louisville, KY
Born
1964
Term of service
2017–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Trump
73
73
#
73
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Joan Larsen
Duty station
Ann Arbor, MI
Born
1968
Term of service
2017–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Trump
74
74
#
74
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
John Nalbandian
Duty station
Cincinnati, OH
Born
1969
Term of service
2018–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Trump
75
75
#
75
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Chad Readler
Duty station
Columbus, OH
Born
1972
Term of service
2019–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Trump
76
76
#
76
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Eric E. Murphy
Duty station
Columbus, OH
Born
1979
Term of service
2019–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Trump
77
77
#
77
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Stephanie D. Davis
Duty station
Detroit, MI
Born
1967
Term of service
2022–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Biden
78
78
#
78
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Andre Mathis
Duty station
Memphis, TN
Born
1980
Term of service
2022–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Biden
79
79
#
79
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Rachel Bloomekatz
Duty station
Columbus, OH
Born
1982
Term of service
2023–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Biden
80
80
#
80
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Kevin G. Ritz
Duty station
Memphis, TN
Born
1974
Term of service
2024–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Biden
81
81
#
81
Title
Circuit Judge
Judge
Whitney Hermandorfer
Duty station
Nashville, TN
Born
1987
Term of service
2025–present
Term of service
—
Term of service
—
Appointed by
Trump
47
1985
1985–1994
47
#
47
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Ralph B. Guy Jr.
Duty station
Ann Arbor, MI
Born
1929
Term of service
1985–1994
Term of service
—
Term of service
1994–present
Appointed by
Reagan
49
1985
1985–2000
49
#
49
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
James L. Ryan
Duty station
inactive
Born
1932
Term of service
1985–2000
Term of service
—
Term of service
2000–present
Appointed by
Reagan
50
1986
1986–2017
50
#
50
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Danny Julian Boggs
Duty station
Louisville, KY
Born
1944
Term of service
1986–2017
Term of service
2003–2009
Term of service
2017–present
Appointed by
Reagan
51
1986
1986–2001
51
#
51
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Alan Eugene Norris
Duty station
Columbus, OH
Born
1935
Term of service
1986–2001
Term of service
—
Term of service
2001–present
Appointed by
Reagan
52
1990
1990–2001
52
#
52
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich
Duty station
Lansing, MI
Born
1936
Term of service
1990–2001
Term of service
—
Term of service
2001–present
Appointed by
G.H.W. Bush
53
1991
1991–2001
53
#
53
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Eugene E. Siler Jr.
Duty station
London, KY
Born
1936
Term of service
1991–2001
Term of service
—
Term of service
2001–present
Appointed by
G.H.W. Bush
54
1991
1991–2019
54
#
54
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Alice M. Batchelder
Duty station
Medina, OH
Born
1944
Term of service
1991–2019
Term of service
2009–2014
Term of service
2019–present
Appointed by
G.H.W. Bush
55
1993
1993–2009
55
#
55
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Martha Craig Daughtrey
Duty station
Nashville, TN
Born
1942
Term of service
1993–2009
Term of service
—
Term of service
2009–present
Appointed by
Clinton
57
1995
1995–2023
57
#
57
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
R. Guy Cole Jr.
Duty station
Columbus, OH
Born
1951
Term of service
1995–2023
Term of service
2014–2021
Term of service
2023–present
Appointed by
Clinton
59
1997
1997–2010
59
#
59
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Ronald Lee Gilman
Duty station
Memphis, TN
Born
1942
Term of service
1997–2010
Term of service
—
Term of service
2010–present
Appointed by
Clinton
60
2002
2002–2024
60
#
60
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Julia Smith Gibbons
Duty station
Memphis, TN
Born
1950
Term of service
2002–2024
Term of service
—
Term of service
2024–present
Appointed by
G.W. Bush
61
2002
2002–2018
61
#
61
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
John M. Rogers
Duty station
Lexington, KY
Born
1948
Term of service
2002–2018
Term of service
—
Term of service
2018–present
Appointed by
G.W. Bush
63
2003
2003–2019
63
#
63
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Deborah L. Cook
Duty station
Akron, OH
Born
1952
Term of service
2003–2019
Term of service
—
Term of service
2019–present
Appointed by
G.W. Bush
64
2005
2005–2017
64
#
64
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
David McKeague
Duty station
Lansing, MI
Born
1946
Term of service
2005–2017
Term of service
—
Term of service
2017–present
Appointed by
G.W. Bush
68
2008
2008–2022
68
#
68
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Helene White
Duty station
Detroit, MI
Born
1954
Term of service
2008–2022
Term of service
—
Term of service
2022–present
Appointed by
G.W. Bush
69
2010
2010–2025
69
#
69
Title
Senior Circuit Judge
Judge
Jane Branstetter Stranch
Duty station
Nashville, TN
Born
1953
Term of service
2010–2025
Term of service
—
Term of service
2025–present
Appointed by
Obama
#
Title
Judge
Duty station
Born
Term of service
Appointed by
Active
Chief
Senior
62
Chief Judge
Jeffrey Sutton
Columbus, OH
1960
2003–present
2021–present
—
Bush
56
Circuit Judge
Karen Nelson Moore
Cleveland, OH
1948
1995–present
—
—
Clinton
58
Circuit Judge
Eric L. Clay
Detroit, MI
1948
1997–present
—
—
Clinton
65
Circuit Judge
Richard Allen Griffin
Traverse City, MI
1952
2005–present
—
—
Bush
67
Circuit Judge
Raymond Kethledge
Ann Arbor, MI
1966
2008–present
—
—
Bush
71
Circuit Judge
Amul Thapar
Covington, KY
1969
2017–present
—
—
Trump
72
Circuit Judge
John K. Bush
Louisville, KY
1964
2017–present
—
—
Trump
73
Circuit Judge
Joan Larsen
Ann Arbor, MI
1968
2017–present
—
—
Trump
74
Circuit Judge
John Nalbandian
Cincinnati, OH
1969
2018–present
—
—
Trump
75
Circuit Judge
Chad Readler
Columbus, OH
1972
2019–present
—
—
Trump
76
Circuit Judge
Eric E. Murphy
Columbus, OH
1979
2019–present
—
—
Trump
77
Circuit Judge
Stephanie D. Davis
Detroit, MI
1967
2022–present
—
—
Biden
78
Circuit Judge
Andre Mathis
Memphis, TN
1980
2022–present
—
—
Biden
79
Circuit Judge
Rachel Bloomekatz
Columbus, OH
1982
2023–present
—
—
Biden
80
Circuit Judge
Kevin G. Ritz
Memphis, TN
1974
2024–present
—
—
Biden
81
Circuit Judge
Whitney Hermandorfer
Nashville, TN
1987
2025–present
—
—
Trump
47
Senior Circuit Judge
Ralph B. Guy Jr.
Ann Arbor, MI
1929
1985–1994
—
1994–present
Reagan
49
Senior Circuit Judge
James L. Ryan
inactive
1932
1985–2000
—
2000–present
Reagan
50
Senior Circuit Judge
Danny Julian Boggs
Louisville, KY
1944
1986–2017
2003–2009
2017–present
Reagan
51
Senior Circuit Judge
Alan Eugene Norris
Columbus, OH
1935
1986–2001
—
2001–present
Reagan
52
Senior Circuit Judge
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich
Lansing, MI
1936
1990–2001
—
2001–present
Bush
53
Senior Circuit Judge
Eugene E. Siler Jr.
London, KY
1936
1991–2001
—
2001–present
Bush
54
Senior Circuit Judge
Alice M. Batchelder
Medina, OH
1944
1991–2019
2009–2014
2019–present
Bush
55
Senior Circuit Judge
Martha Craig Daughtrey
Nashville, TN
1942
1993–2009
—
2009–present
Clinton
57
Senior Circuit Judge
R. Guy Cole Jr.
Columbus, OH
1951
1995–2023
2014–2021
2023–present
Clinton
59
Senior Circuit Judge
Ronald Lee Gilman
Memphis, TN
1942
1997–2010
—
2010–present
Clinton
60
Senior Circuit Judge
Julia Smith Gibbons
Memphis, TN
1950
2002–2024
—
2024–present
Bush
61
Senior Circuit Judge
John M. Rogers
Lexington, KY
1948
2002–2018
—
2018–present
Bush
63
Senior Circuit Judge
Deborah L. Cook
Akron, OH
1952
2003–2019
—
2019–present
Bush
64
Senior Circuit Judge
David McKeague
Lansing, MI
1946
2005–2017
—
2017–present
Bush
68
Senior Circuit Judge
Helene White
Detroit, MI
1954
2008–2022
—
2022–present
Bush
69
Senior Circuit Judge
Jane Branstetter Stranch
Nashville, TN
1953
2010–2025
—
2025–present
Obama
· List of former judges
—
—
#
1
Judge
Howell E. Jackson
State
TN
Born–died
1832–1895
Active service
1891–1893
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Cleveland / Operation of law
Reason fortermination
elevation to Supreme Court
—
—
#
2
Judge
William Howard Taft
State
OH
Born–died
1857–1930
Active service
1892–1900
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
B. Harrison
Reason fortermination
resignation
—
—
#
3
Judge
Horace Harmon Lurton
State
TN
Born–died
1844–1914
Active service
1893–1909
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Cleveland
Reason fortermination
elevation to Supreme Court
—
—
#
4
Judge
William R. Day
State
OH
Born–died
1849–1923
Active service
1899–1903
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
McKinley
Reason fortermination
elevation to Supreme Court
—
—
#
5
Judge
Henry Franklin Severens
State
MI
Born–died
1835–1923
Active service
1900–1911
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
McKinley
Reason fortermination
resignation
—
—
#
6
Judge
John K. Richards
State
OH
Born–died
1856–1909
Active service
1903–1909
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
T. Roosevelt
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
7
Judge
John Wesley Warrington
State
OH
Born–died
1844–1921
Active service
1909–1919
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1919–1921
Appointed by
Taft
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
8
Judge
Loyal Edwin Knappen
State
MI
Born–died
1854–1930
Active service
1910–1924
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1924–1930
Appointed by
Taft
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
9
Judge
Arthur Carter Denison
State
MI
Born–died
1861–1942
Active service
1911–1931
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Taft
Reason fortermination
resignation
—
—
#
10
Judge
Maurice H. Donahue
State
OH
Born–died
1864–1928
Active service
1919–1928
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Wilson
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
11
Judge
Charles Harwood Moorman
State
KY
Born–died
1876–1938
Active service
1925–1938
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Coolidge
Reason fortermination
death
1948–1952
1948–1952
#
12
Judge
Xenophon Hicks
State
TN
Born–died
1872–1952
Active service
1928–1952
Chief Judge
1948–1952
Senior status
1952
Appointed by
Coolidge
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
13
Judge
Smith Hickenlooper
State
OH
Born–died
1880–1933
Active service
1928–1933
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Coolidge
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
14
Judge
Julian Mack
State
IL
Born–died
1866–1943
Active service
1929–1930
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Reason fortermination
reassignment to 2nd Cir.
1952–1958
1952–1958
#
15
Judge
Charles C. Simons
State
MI
Born–died
1876–1964
Active service
1932–1959
Chief Judge
1952–1958
Senior status
1959–1964
Appointed by
Hoover
Reason fortermination
death
1958–1959
1958–1959
#
16
Judge
Florence E. Allen
State
OH
Born–died
1884–1966
Active service
1934–1959
Chief Judge
1958–1959
Senior status
1959–1966
Appointed by
F. Roosevelt
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
17
Judge
Elwood Hamilton
State
KY
Born–died
1883–1945
Active service
1938–1945
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
F. Roosevelt
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
18
Judge
Herschel W. Arant
State
OH
Born–died
1887–1941
Active service
1939–1941
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
F. Roosevelt
Reason fortermination
death
1959
1959
#
19
Judge
John Donelson Martin Sr.
State
TN
Born–died
1883–1962
Active service
1940–1962
Chief Judge
1959
Senior status
—
Appointed by
F. Roosevelt
Reason fortermination
death
1959–1961
1959–1961
#
20
Judge
Thomas Francis McAllister
State
MI
Born–died
1896–1976
Active service
1941–1963
Chief Judge
1959–1961
Senior status
1963–1976
Appointed by
F. Roosevelt
Reason fortermination
death
1961–1962
1961–1962
#
21
Judge
Shackelford Miller Jr.
State
KY
Born–died
1892–1965
Active service
1945–1965
Chief Judge
1961–1962
Senior status
1965–1965
Appointed by
Truman
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
22
Judge
Potter Stewart
State
OH
Born–died
1915–1985
Active service
1954–1958
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Eisenhower
Reason fortermination
elevation to Supreme Court
1962–1963
1962–1963
#
23
Judge
Lester LeFevre Cecil
State
OH
Born–died
1893–1982
Active service
1959–1965
Chief Judge
1962–1963
Senior status
1965–1982
Appointed by
Eisenhower
Reason fortermination
death
1963–1969
1963–1969
#
24
Judge
Paul Charles Weick
State
OH
Born–died
1899–1997
Active service
1959–1981
Chief Judge
1963–1969
Senior status
1981–1997
Appointed by
Eisenhower
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
25
Judge
Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan
State
MI
Born–died
1897–1975
Active service
1960–1969
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1969–1975
Appointed by
Eisenhower
Reason fortermination
death
1969–1979
1969–1979
#
26
Judge
Harry Phillips
State
TN
Born–died
1909–1985
Active service
1963–1979
Chief Judge
1969–1979
Senior status
1979–1985
Appointed by
Kennedy
Reason fortermination
death
1979–1983
1979–1983
#
27
Judge
George Clifton Edwards Jr.
State
MI
Born–died
1914–1995
Active service
1963–1985
Chief Judge
1979–1983
Senior status
1985–1995
Appointed by
L. Johnson
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
28
Judge
Anthony J. Celebrezze
State
OH
Born–died
1910–1998
Active service
1965–1980
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1980–1998
Appointed by
L. Johnson
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
29
Judge
John Weld Peck II
State
OH
Born–died
1913–1993
Active service
1966–1978
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1978–1993
Appointed by
L. Johnson
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
30
Judge
Wade H. McCree
State
MI
Born–died
1920–1987
Active service
1966–1977
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
L. Johnson
Reason fortermination
resignation
—
—
#
31
Judge
Bert Combs
State
KY
Born–died
1911–1991
Active service
1967–1970
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
L. Johnson
Reason fortermination
resignation
—
—
#
32
Judge
Henry Luesing Brooks
State
KY
Born–died
1905–1971
Active service
1969–1971
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Nixon
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
33
Judge
William Ernest Miller
State
TN
Born–died
1908–1976
Active service
1970–1976
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Nixon
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
34
Judge
W. Wallace Kent
State
MI
Born–died
1916–1973
Active service
1970–1973
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Nixon
Reason fortermination
death
1983–1988
1983–1988
#
35
Judge
Pierce Lively
State
KY
Born–died
1921–2016
Active service
1972–1989
Chief Judge
1983–1988
Senior status
1989–2016
Appointed by
Nixon
Reason fortermination
death
1988–1989
1988–1989
#
36
Judge
Albert J. Engel Jr.
State
MI
Born–died
1924–2013
Active service
1973–1989
Chief Judge
1988–1989
Senior status
1989–2013
Appointed by
Nixon
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
37
Judge
Damon Keith
State
MI
Born–died
1922–2019
Active service
1977–1995
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1995–2019
Appointed by
Carter
Reason fortermination
death
1989–1996
1989–1996
#
38
Judge
Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.
State
TN
Born–died
1936–2022
Active service
1977–2001
Chief Judge
1989–1996
Senior status
2001–2022
Appointed by
Carter
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
39
Judge
Bailey Brown
State
TN
Born–died
1917–2004
Active service
1979–1982
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1982–1997
Appointed by
Carter
Reason fortermination
retirement
—
—
#
40
Judge
Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy
State
MI
Born–died
1923–2014
Active service
1979–1999
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1999–2014
Appointed by
Carter
Reason fortermination
death
1996–2003
1996–2003
#
41
Judge
Boyce F. Martin Jr.
State
KY
Born–died
1935–2016
Active service
1979–2013
Chief Judge
1996–2003
Senior status
—
Appointed by
Carter
Reason fortermination
retirement
—
—
#
42
Judge
Nathaniel R. Jones
State
OH
Born–died
1926–2020
Active service
1979–1995
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1995–2002
Appointed by
Carter
Reason fortermination
retirement
—
—
#
43
Judge
Leroy John Contie Jr.
State
OH
Born–died
1920–2001
Active service
1982–1986
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1986–2001
Appointed by
Reagan
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
44
Judge
Robert B. Krupansky
State
OH
Born–died
1921–2004
Active service
1982–1991
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1991–2004
Appointed by
Reagan
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
45
Judge
Harry W. Wellford
State
TN
Born–died
1924–2021
Active service
1982–1991
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1991–2021
Appointed by
Reagan
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
46
Judge
Herbert Theodore Milburn
State
TN
Born–died
1931–2016
Active service
1984–1996
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1996–2016
Appointed by
Reagan
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
48
Judge
David Aldrich Nelson
State
OH
Born–died
1932–2010
Active service
1985–1999
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
1999–2010
Appointed by
Reagan
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
66
Judge
Susan Bieke Neilson
State
MI
Born–died
1956–2006
Active service
2005–2006
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
—
Appointed by
G.W. Bush
Reason fortermination
death
—
—
#
70
Judge
Bernice B. Donald
State
TN
Born–died
1951–present
Active service
2011–2022
Chief Judge
—
Senior status
2022–2023
Appointed by
Obama
Reason fortermination
retirement
#
Judge
State
Born–died
Active service
Chief Judge
Senior status
Appointed by
Reason fortermination
1
Howell E. Jackson
TN
1832–1895
1891–1893
—
—
Cleveland / Operation of law
elevation to Supreme Court
2
William Howard Taft
OH
1857–1930
1892–1900
—
—
B. Harrison
resignation
3
Horace Harmon Lurton
TN
1844–1914
1893–1909
—
—
Cleveland
elevation to Supreme Court
4
William R. Day
OH
1849–1923
1899–1903
—
—
McKinley
elevation to Supreme Court
5
Henry Franklin Severens
MI
1835–1923
1900–1911
—
—
McKinley
resignation
6
John K. Richards
OH
1856–1909
1903–1909
—
—
T. Roosevelt
death
7
John Wesley Warrington
OH
1844–1921
1909–1919
—
1919–1921
Taft
death
8
Loyal Edwin Knappen
MI
1854–1930
1910–1924
—
1924–1930
Taft
death
9
Arthur Carter Denison
MI
1861–1942
1911–1931
—
—
Taft
resignation
10
Maurice H. Donahue
OH
1864–1928
1919–1928
—
—
Wilson
death
11
Charles Harwood Moorman
KY
1876–1938
1925–1938
—
—
Coolidge
death
12
Xenophon Hicks
TN
1872–1952
1928–1952
1948–1952
1952
Coolidge
death
13
Smith Hickenlooper
OH
1880–1933
1928–1933
—
—
Coolidge
death
14
Julian Mack
IL
1866–1943
1929–1930
—
—
reassignment to 2nd Cir.
15
Charles C. Simons
MI
1876–1964
1932–1959
1952–1958
1959–1964
Hoover
death
16
Florence E. Allen
OH
1884–1966
1934–1959
1958–1959
1959–1966
F. Roosevelt
death
17
Elwood Hamilton
KY
1883–1945
1938–1945
—
—
F. Roosevelt
death
18
Herschel W. Arant
OH
1887–1941
1939–1941
—
—
F. Roosevelt
death
19
John Donelson Martin Sr.
TN
1883–1962
1940–1962
1959
—
F. Roosevelt
death
20
Thomas Francis McAllister
MI
1896–1976
1941–1963
1959–1961
1963–1976
F. Roosevelt
death
21
Shackelford Miller Jr.
KY
1892–1965
1945–1965
1961–1962
1965–1965
Truman
death
22
Potter Stewart
OH
1915–1985
1954–1958
—
—
Eisenhower
elevation to Supreme Court
23
Lester LeFevre Cecil
OH
1893–1982
1959–1965
1962–1963
1965–1982
Eisenhower
death
24
Paul Charles Weick
OH
1899–1997
1959–1981
1963–1969
1981–1997
Eisenhower
death
25
Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan
MI
1897–1975
1960–1969
—
1969–1975
Eisenhower
death
26
Harry Phillips
TN
1909–1985
1963–1979
1969–1979
1979–1985
Kennedy
death
27
George Clifton Edwards Jr.
MI
1914–1995
1963–1985
1979–1983
1985–1995
L. Johnson
death
28
Anthony J. Celebrezze
OH
1910–1998
1965–1980
—
1980–1998
L. Johnson
death
29
John Weld Peck II
OH
1913–1993
1966–1978
—
1978–1993
L. Johnson
death
30
Wade H. McCree
MI
1920–1987
1966–1977
—
—
L. Johnson
resignation
31
Bert Combs
KY
1911–1991
1967–1970
—
—
L. Johnson
resignation
32
Henry Luesing Brooks
KY
1905–1971
1969–1971
—
—
Nixon
death
33
William Ernest Miller
TN
1908–1976
1970–1976
—
—
Nixon
death
34
W. Wallace Kent
MI
1916–1973
1970–1973
—
—
Nixon
death
35
Pierce Lively
KY
1921–2016
1972–1989
1983–1988
1989–2016
Nixon
death
36
Albert J. Engel Jr.
MI
1924–2013
1973–1989
1988–1989
1989–2013
Nixon
death
37
Damon Keith
MI
1922–2019
1977–1995
—
1995–2019
Carter
death
38
Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.
TN
1936–2022
1977–2001
1989–1996
2001–2022
Carter
death
39
Bailey Brown
TN
1917–2004
1979–1982
—
1982–1997
Carter
retirement
40
Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy
MI
1923–2014
1979–1999
—
1999–2014
Carter
death
41
Boyce F. Martin Jr.
KY
1935–2016
1979–2013
1996–2003
—
Carter
retirement
42
Nathaniel R. Jones
OH
1926–2020
1979–1995
—
1995–2002
Carter
retirement
43
Leroy John Contie Jr.
OH
1920–2001
1982–1986
—
1986–2001
Reagan
death
44
Robert B. Krupansky
OH
1921–2004
1982–1991
—
1991–2004
Reagan
death
45
Harry W. Wellford
TN
1924–2021
1982–1991
—
1991–2021
Reagan
death
46
Herbert Theodore Milburn
TN
1931–2016
1984–1996
—
1996–2016
Reagan
death
48
David Aldrich Nelson
OH
1932–2010
1985–1999
—
1999–2010
Reagan
death
66
Susan Bieke Neilson
MI
1956–2006
2005–2006
—
—
Bush
death
70
Bernice B. Donald
TN
1951–present
2011–2022
—
2022–2023
Obama
retirement
· Chief judges
Hicks
Hicks
Chief Judge
Hicks
Chief Judge
1948–1952
Simons
Simons
Chief Judge
Simons
Chief Judge
1952–1958
Allen
Allen
Chief Judge
Allen
Chief Judge
1958–1959
Martin
Martin
Chief Judge
Martin
Chief Judge
1959
McAllister
McAllister
Chief Judge
McAllister
Chief Judge
1959–1961
S. Miller, Jr.
S. Miller, Jr.
Chief Judge
S. Miller, Jr.
Chief Judge
1961–1962
Cecil
Cecil
Chief Judge
Cecil
Chief Judge
1962–1963
Weick
Weick
Chief Judge
Weick
Chief Judge
1963–1969
Phillips
Phillips
Chief Judge
Phillips
Chief Judge
1969–1979
Edwards, Jr.
Edwards, Jr.
Chief Judge
Edwards, Jr.
Chief Judge
1979–1983
Lively
Lively
Chief Judge
Lively
Chief Judge
1983–1988
Engel, Jr.
Engel, Jr.
Chief Judge
Engel, Jr.
Chief Judge
1988–1989
Merritt, Jr.
Merritt, Jr.
Chief Judge
Merritt, Jr.
Chief Judge
1989–1996
Martin, Jr.
Martin, Jr.
Chief Judge
Martin, Jr.
Chief Judge
1996–2003
Boggs
Boggs
Chief Judge
Boggs
Chief Judge
2003–2009
Batchelder
Batchelder
Chief Judge
Batchelder
Chief Judge
2009–2014
Cole, Jr.
Cole, Jr.
Chief Judge
Cole, Jr.
Chief Judge
2014–2021
Sutton
Sutton
Chief Judge
Sutton
Chief Judge
2021–present
Chief Judge
Hicks
1948–1952
Simons
1952–1958
Allen
1958–1959
Martin
1959
McAllister
1959–1961
S. Miller, Jr.
1961–1962
Cecil
1962–1963
Weick
1963–1969
Phillips
1969–1979
Edwards, Jr.
1979–1983
Lively
1983–1988
Engel, Jr.
1988–1989
Merritt, Jr.
1989–1996
Martin, Jr.
1996–2003
Boggs
2003–2009
Batchelder
2009–2014
Cole, Jr.
2014–2021
Sutton
2021–present
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Sixth Circuit
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Sixth Circuit
Seat 1
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Sixth Circuit
Reassigned to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Reassigned to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Seat 1
Reassigned to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Jackson
Jackson
Seat 1
Jackson
Seat 1
TN
Seat 1
1891–1893
Lurton
Lurton
Seat 1
Lurton
Seat 1
TN
Seat 1
1893–1909
Knappen
Knappen
Seat 1
Knappen
Seat 1
MI
Seat 1
1910–1924
Moorman
Moorman
Seat 1
Moorman
Seat 1
KY
Seat 1
1925–1938
Hamilton
Hamilton
Seat 1
Hamilton
Seat 1
KY
Seat 1
1938–1945
S. Miller, Jr.
S. Miller, Jr.
Seat 1
S. Miller, Jr.
Seat 1
KY
Seat 1
1945–1965
Combs
Combs
Seat 1
Combs
Seat 1
KY
Seat 1
1967–1970
Kent
Kent
Seat 1
Kent
Seat 1
MI
Seat 1
1971–1973
Engel, Jr.
Engel, Jr.
Seat 1
Engel, Jr.
Seat 1
MI
Seat 1
1973–1989
Suhrheinrich
Suhrheinrich
Seat 1
Suhrheinrich
Seat 1
MI
Seat 1
1990–2001
McKeague
McKeague
Seat 1
McKeague
Seat 1
MI
Seat 1
2005–2017
Larsen
Larsen
Seat 1
Larsen
Seat 1
MI
Seat 1
2017–present
Seat 1
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Sixth Circuit
Reassigned to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Jackson
TN
1891–1893
Lurton
TN
1893–1909
Knappen
MI
1910–1924
Moorman
KY
1925–1938
Hamilton
KY
1938–1945
S. Miller, Jr.
KY
1945–1965
Combs
KY
1967–1970
Kent
MI
1971–1973
Engel, Jr.
MI
1973–1989
Suhrheinrich
MI
1990–2001
McKeague
MI
2005–2017
Larsen
MI
2017–present
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Seat 2
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Taft
Taft
Seat 2
Taft
Seat 2
OH
Seat 2
1892–1900
Severens
Severens
Seat 2
Severens
Seat 2
MI
Seat 2
1900–1911
Denison
Denison
Seat 2
Denison
Seat 2
MI
Seat 2
1911–1931
Simons
Simons
Seat 2
Simons
Seat 2
MI
Seat 2
1932–1959
O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan
Seat 2
O'Sullivan
Seat 2
MI
Seat 2
1960–1969
W. Miller
W. Miller
Seat 2
W. Miller
Seat 2
TN
Seat 2
1970–1976
Merritt, Jr.
Merritt, Jr.
Seat 2
Merritt, Jr.
Seat 2
TN
Seat 2
1977–2001
Gibbons
Gibbons
Seat 2
Gibbons
Seat 2
TN
Seat 2
2002–2024
Ritz
Ritz
Seat 2
Ritz
Seat 2
TN
Seat 2
2024–present
Seat 2
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Taft
OH
1892–1900
Severens
MI
1900–1911
Denison
MI
1911–1931
Simons
MI
1932–1959
O'Sullivan
MI
1960–1969
W. Miller
TN
1970–1976
Merritt, Jr.
TN
1977–2001
Gibbons
TN
2002–2024
Ritz
TN
2024–present
Established on January 25, 1899 by 30 Stat. 803
Established on January 25, 1899 by 30 Stat. 803
Seat 3
Established on January 25, 1899 by 30 Stat. 803
Day
Day
Seat 3
Day
Seat 3
OH
Seat 3
1899–1903
Richards
Richards
Seat 3
Richards
Seat 3
OH
Seat 3
1903–1909
Warrington
Warrington
Seat 3
Warrington
Seat 3
OH
Seat 3
1909–1919
Donahue
Donahue
Seat 3
Donahue
Seat 3
OH
Seat 3
1919–1928
Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
Seat 3
Hickenlooper
Seat 3
OH
Seat 3
1928–1933
Allen
Allen
Seat 3
Allen
Seat 3
OH
Seat 3
1934–1959
Weick
Weick
Seat 3
Weick
Seat 3
OH
Seat 3
1959–1981
Krupansky
Krupansky
Seat 3
Krupansky
Seat 3
OH
Seat 3
1982–1991
Moore
Moore
Seat 3
Moore
Seat 3
OH
Seat 3
1995–present
Seat 3
Established on January 25, 1899 by 30 Stat. 803
Day
OH
1899–1903
Richards
OH
1903–1909
Warrington
OH
1909–1919
Donahue
OH
1919–1928
Hickenlooper
OH
1928–1933
Allen
OH
1934–1959
Weick
OH
1959–1981
Krupansky
OH
1982–1991
Moore
OH
1995–present
Established on May 8, 1928 by 45 Stat. 492
Established on May 8, 1928 by 45 Stat. 492
Seat 4
Established on May 8, 1928 by 45 Stat. 492
Hicks
Hicks
Seat 4
Hicks
Seat 4
TN
Seat 4
1928–1952
Stewart
Stewart
Seat 4
Stewart
Seat 4
OH
Seat 4
1954–1958
Cecil
Cecil
Seat 4
Cecil
Seat 4
OH
Seat 4
1959–1965
Celebrezze
Celebrezze
Seat 4
Celebrezze
Seat 4
OH
Seat 4
1965–1980
Contie, Jr.
Contie, Jr.
Seat 4
Contie, Jr.
Seat 4
OH
Seat 4
1982–1986
Norris
Norris
Seat 4
Norris
Seat 4
OH
Seat 4
1986–2001
Cook
Cook
Seat 4
Cook
Seat 4
OH
Seat 4
2003–2019
Readler
Readler
Seat 4
Readler
Seat 4
OH
Seat 4
2019–present
Seat 4
Established on May 8, 1928 by 45 Stat. 492
Hicks
TN
1928–1952
Stewart
OH
1954–1958
Cecil
OH
1959–1965
Celebrezze
OH
1965–1980
Contie, Jr.
OH
1982–1986
Norris
OH
1986–2001
Cook
OH
2003–2019
Readler
OH
2019–present
Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584
Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584
Seat 5
Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584
Arant
Arant
Seat 5
Arant
Seat 5
OH
Seat 5
1939–1941
McAllister
McAllister
Seat 5
McAllister
Seat 5
MI
Seat 5
1941–1963
Edwards, Jr.
Edwards, Jr.
Seat 5
Edwards, Jr.
Seat 5
MI
Seat 5
1963–1985
Ryan
Ryan
Seat 5
Ryan
Seat 5
MI
Seat 5
1985–2000
Kethledge
Kethledge
Seat 5
Kethledge
Seat 5
MI
Seat 5
2008–present
Seat 5
Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584
Arant
OH
1939–1941
McAllister
MI
1941–1963
Edwards, Jr.
MI
1963–1985
Ryan
MI
1985–2000
Kethledge
MI
2008–present
Established on May 24, 1940 by 54 Stat. 219
Established on May 24, 1940 by 54 Stat. 219
Seat 6
Established on May 24, 1940 by 54 Stat. 219
J. Martin
J. Martin
Seat 6
J. Martin
Seat 6
TN
Seat 6
1940–1962
Phillips
Phillips
Seat 6
Phillips
Seat 6
TN
Seat 6
1963–1979
Brown
Brown
Seat 6
Brown
Seat 6
TN
Seat 6
1979–1982
Wellford
Wellford
Seat 6
Wellford
Seat 6
TN
Seat 6
1982–1991
Siler Jr.
Siler Jr.
Seat 6
Siler Jr.
Seat 6
KY
Seat 6
1991–2001
Rogers
Rogers
Seat 6
Rogers
Seat 6
KY
Seat 6
2002–2018
Nalbandian
Nalbandian
Seat 6
Nalbandian
Seat 6
KY
Seat 6
2018–present
Seat 6
Established on May 24, 1940 by 54 Stat. 219
J. Martin
TN
1940–1962
Phillips
TN
1963–1979
Brown
TN
1979–1982
Wellford
TN
1982–1991
Siler Jr.
KY
1991–2001
Rogers
KY
2002–2018
Nalbandian
KY
2018–present
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Seat 7
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Peck
Peck
Seat 7
Peck
Seat 7
OH
Seat 7
1966–1978
Jones
Jones
Seat 7
Jones
Seat 7
OH
Seat 7
1979–1995
Cole, Jr.
Cole, Jr.
Seat 7
Cole, Jr.
Seat 7
OH
Seat 7
1995–2023
Bloomekatz
Bloomekatz
Seat 7
Bloomekatz
Seat 7
OH
Seat 7
2023–present
Seat 7
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Peck
OH
1966–1978
Jones
OH
1979–1995
Cole, Jr.
OH
1995–2023
Bloomekatz
OH
2023–present
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Seat 8
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
McCree
McCree
Seat 8
McCree
Seat 8
MI
Seat 8
1966–1977
Keith
Keith
Seat 8
Keith
Seat 8
MI
Seat 8
1977–1995
Griffin
Griffin
Seat 8
Griffin
Seat 8
MI
Seat 8
2005–present
Seat 8
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
McCree
MI
1966–1977
Keith
MI
1977–1995
Griffin
MI
2005–present
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Seat 9
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Brooks
Brooks
Seat 9
Brooks
Seat 9
KY
Seat 9
1969–1971
Lively
Lively
Seat 9
Lively
Seat 9
KY
Seat 9
1972–1989
Batchelder
Batchelder
Seat 9
Batchelder
Seat 9
OH
Seat 9
1991–2019
Murphy
Murphy
Seat 9
Murphy
Seat 9
OH
Seat 9
2019–present
Seat 9
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Brooks
KY
1969–1971
Lively
KY
1972–1989
Batchelder
OH
1991–2019
Murphy
OH
2019–present
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Seat 10
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Kennedy
Kennedy
Seat 10
Kennedy
Seat 10
MI
Seat 10
1979–1999
Neilson
Neilson
Seat 10
Neilson
Seat 10
MI
Seat 10
2005–2006
White
White
Seat 10
White
Seat 10
MI
Seat 10
2008–2022
Davis
Davis
Seat 10
Davis
Seat 10
MI
Seat 10
2022–present
Seat 10
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Kennedy
MI
1979–1999
Neilson
MI
2005–2006
White
MI
2008–2022
Davis
MI
2022–present
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Seat 11
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
B. Martin, Jr.
B. Martin, Jr.
Seat 11
B. Martin, Jr.
Seat 11
KY
Seat 11
1979–2013
Thapar
Thapar
Seat 11
Thapar
Seat 11
KY
Seat 11
2017–present
Seat 11
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
B. Martin, Jr.
KY
1979–2013
Thapar
KY
2017–present
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Seat 12
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Milburn
Milburn
Seat 12
Milburn
Seat 12
TN
Seat 12
1984–1996
Gilman
Gilman
Seat 12
Gilman
Seat 12
TN
Seat 12
1997–2010
Donald
Donald
Seat 12
Donald
Seat 12
TN
Seat 12
2011–2022
Mathis
Mathis
Seat 12
Mathis
Seat 12
TN
Seat 12
2022–present
Seat 12
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Milburn
TN
1984–1996
Gilman
TN
1997–2010
Donald
TN
2011–2022
Mathis
TN
2022–present
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Seat 13
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Nelson
Nelson
Seat 13
Nelson
Seat 13
OH
Seat 13
1985–1999
Sutton
Sutton
Seat 13
Sutton
Seat 13
OH
Seat 13
2003–present
Seat 13
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Nelson
OH
1985–1999
Sutton
OH
2003–present
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Seat 14
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Guy, Jr.
Guy, Jr.
Seat 14
Guy, Jr.
Seat 14
MI
Seat 14
1985–1994
Clay
Clay
Seat 14
Clay
Seat 14
MI
Seat 14
1997–present
Seat 14
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Guy, Jr.
MI
1985–1994
Clay
MI
1997–present
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Seat 15
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Boggs
Boggs
Seat 15
Boggs
Seat 15
KY
Seat 15
1986–2017
Bush
Bush
Seat 15
Bush
Seat 15
KY
Seat 15
2017–present
Seat 15
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Boggs
KY
1986–2017
Bush
KY
2017–present
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Seat 16
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Daughtrey
Daughtrey
Seat 16
Daughtrey
Seat 16
TN
Seat 16
1993–2009
Stranch
Stranch
Seat 16
Stranch
Seat 16
TN
Seat 16
2010–2025
Hermandorfer
Hermandorfer
Seat 16
Hermandorfer
Seat 16
TN
Seat 16
2025–present
Seat 16
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Daughtrey
TN
1993–2009
Stranch
TN
2010–2025
Hermandorfer
TN
2025–present

References

  1. M. Neil Reed, Tom Vanderloo, and Stephanie Woebkenberg, "A History of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth C
    https://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/sites/ca6/files/documents/library/SixthCirHist.pdf
  2. Jackson was appointed to as a circuit judge for the Sixth Circuit in 1886 by Grover Cleveland. The Judiciary Act of 1891
  3. Mack did not have a permanent seat on this court. Instead, he was appointed to the ill-fated United States Commerce Cour
  4. Edwards was nominated for a seat on the Sixth Circuit by President Kennedy, but he was confirmed after Kennedy's assassi
  5. 28 U.S.C. § 45
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/45
  6. 62 Stat. 871, 72 Stat. 497, 96 Stat. 51
    https://legislink.org/us/stat-62-871
  7. Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/230/868/587760/
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