United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts:
- Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky
- Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan
- Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
- Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee
The court is based at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Judges
As of 2005, the judges on the court are:
- Chief Judge Danny J. Boggs, Louisville, Kentucky
- Circuit Judge Boyce F. Martin, Jr., Louisville, Kentucky
- Circuit Judge Alice M. Batchelder, Medina, Ohio
- Circuit Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey, Nashville, Tennessee
- Circuit Judge Karen Nelson Moore, Cleveland, Ohio
- Circuit Judge R. Guy Cole, Jr., Columbus, Ohio
- Circuit Judge Eric L. Clay, Detroit, Michigan
- Circuit Judge Ronald Lee Gilman, Memphis, Tennessee
- Circuit Judge Julia Smith Gibbons, Memphis, Tennessee
- Circuit Judge John M. Rogers, Lexington, Kentucky
- Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, Columbus, Ohio
- Circuit Judge Deborah L. Cook, Akron, Ohio
- Circuit Judge David W. McKeague, Lansing, Michigan
- Senior Circuit Judge Pierce Lively, (retired)[1]
- Senior Circuit Judge Albert Joseph Engel, (retired)[1]
- Senior Circuit Judge Damon J. Keith, Detroit, Michigan
- Senior Circuit Judge Gilbert S. Merritt, Nashville, Tennessee
- Senior Circuit Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy, Detroit, Michigan
- Senior Circuit Judge Robert B. Krupansky, Cleveland, Ohio
- Senior Circuit Judge Harry Walker Wellford, (retired)[1]
- Senior Circuit Judge Herbert Theodore Milburn, (retired)[1]
- Senior Circuit Judge Ralph B. Guy, Jr., Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Senior Circuit Judge David A. Nelson, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Senior Circuit Judge James L. Ryan, Detroit, Michigan
- Senior Circuit Judge Alan E. Norris, Columbus, Ohio
- Senior Circuit Judge Richard F. Suhrheinrich, Lansing, Michigan
- Senior Circuit Judge Eugene E. Siler, Jr., London, Kentucky
[1] These judges are still technically on the court, even though the court's own website doesn't list them as members.
(Here circuit judges and senior circuit judges are listed in order of seniority.)
Three judgeships are vacant. The nominees to fill these vacancies are:
- Richard A. Griffin who was confirmed on June 9, 2005 and received his commission on June 10, 2005 but has not yet been sworn in.
- Susan Bieke Neilson
- Henry W. Saad
Chief judges
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In order to qualify for the office of Chief Judge, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as Chief Judge. A vacancy in the office of Chief Judge is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The Chief Judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. Unlike the Chief Justice of the United States, a Chief Judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion. See 28 U.S.C. § 45.
External links
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Recent opinions from FindLaw
- Federal Judicial Center