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{{short description|Current United States federal appellate court}}
{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type        = circuit
| court_name        = United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
| abbreviation      = 6th Cir.
| seal              = US-CourtOfAppeals-6thCircuit-Seal.png
| seal_size         = 150
| map_image_name    = File:6th Circuit map.svg
| map_image_width   =
| map_image_caption =
| courthouse        = [[Potter Stewart United States Courthouse|Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse]]
| location          = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| appeals_from      = Eastern District of Kentucky
| appeals_from1     = Western District of Kentucky
| appeals_from2     = Eastern District of Michigan
| appeals_from3     = Western District of Michigan
| appeals_from4     = Northern District of Ohio
| appeals_from5     = Southern District of Ohio
| appeals_from6     = Eastern District of Tennessee
| appeals_from7     = Middle District of Tennessee
| appeals_from8     = Western District of Tennessee
| established       = June 16, 1891
| judges_assigned   = 16
| circuit_justice   = [[Brett Kavanaugh]]
| chief             = [[Jeffrey Sutton]]
| official_site     = {{URL|https://www.ca6.uscourts.gov}}
}}

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

* [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky|Eastern District of Kentucky]]
* [[United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky|Western District of Kentucky]]
* [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan|Eastern District of Michigan]]
* [[United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan|Western District of Michigan]]
* [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio|Northern District of Ohio]]
* [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio|Southern District of Ohio]]
* [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee|Eastern District of Tennessee]]
* [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee|Middle District of Tennessee]]
* [[United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee|Western District of Tennessee]]

The court is composed of sixteen judges and is based at the [[Potter Stewart United States Courthouse|Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse]] in [[Cincinnati|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]].<ref>M. Neil Reed, Tom Vanderloo, and Stephanie Woebkenberg, "[https://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/sites/ca6/files/documents/library/SixthCirHist.pdf A History of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit: Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee]", ''The Federal Lawyer'' (August 2016), p. 34-38.</ref>

[[William Howard Taft]], the only person ever to serve as both [[President of the United States|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.
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== Current composition of the Court ==
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{{As of|2024|09|19|df=US}}:
{{start U.S. judgeship Current}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=62|
  title=Chief Judge|
  name=[[Jeffrey Sutton]]|
  duty station=[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]|
  born=1960|
  term=2003–present|
  chief term=2021–present|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=56|
  title=Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Karen Nelson Moore]]|
  duty station=[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]]|
  born=1948|
  term=1995–present|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sort|42|[[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Clinton]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=58|
  title=Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Eric L. Clay]]|
  duty station=[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]|
  born=1948|
  term=1997–present|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sort|42|[[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Clinton]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=65|
  title=Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Richard Allen Griffin]]|
  duty station=[[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City, MI]]|
  born=1952|
  term=2005–present|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=67|
  title=Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Raymond Kethledge]]|
  duty station=[[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]]|
  born=1966|
  term=2008–present|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=69|
  title=Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Jane Branstetter Stranch]]|
  duty station=[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]|
  born=1953|
  term=2010–present|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sort|44|[[List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama|Obama]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 71
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Amul Thapar]]
 | duty station = [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington, KY]]
 | born         = 1969
 | term         = 2017–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 72
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[John K. Bush]]
 | duty station = [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]]
 | born         = 1964
 | term         = 2017–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 73
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Joan Larsen]]
 | duty station = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]]
 | born         = 1968
 | term         = 2017–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 74
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[John Nalbandian]]
 | duty station = [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati, OH]]
 | born         = 1969
 | term         = 2018–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 75
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Chad Readler]]
 | duty station = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]
 | born         = 1972
 | term         = 2019–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 76
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Eric E. Murphy]]
 | duty station = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]
 | born         = 1979
 | term         = 2019–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 77
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Stephanie D. Davis]]
 | duty station = [[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]
 | born         = 1967
 | term         = 2022–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|46|[[List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden|Biden]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 78
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Andre Mathis]]
 | duty station = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]
 | born         = 1980
 | term         = 2022–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|46|[[List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden|Biden]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 79
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Rachel Bloomekatz]]
 | duty station = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]
 | born         = 1982
 | term         = 2023–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|46|[[List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden|Biden]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 80
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Kevin G. Ritz]]
 | duty station = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]
 | born         = 1974
 | term         = 2024–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|46|[[List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden|Biden]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=47|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Ralph B. Guy Jr.]]|
  duty station=[[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]]|
  born=1929|
  term=1985–1994|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1994–present|
  appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=49|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[James L. Ryan]]|
  duty station=''inactive''|
  born=1932|
  term=1985–2000|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2000–present|
  appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=50|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Danny Julian Boggs]]|
  duty station=[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]]|
  born=1944|
  term=1986–2017|
  chief term=2003–2009|
  senior term=2017–present|
  appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=51|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Alan Eugene Norris]]|
  duty station=[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]|
  born=1935|
  term=1986–2001|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2001–present|
  appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=52|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Richard Fred Suhrheinrich]]|
  duty station=[[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing, MI]]|
  born=1936|
  term=1990–2001|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2001–present|
  appointer={{sort|41|[[List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=53|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Eugene Edward Siler Jr.]]|
  duty station=[[London, Kentucky|London, KY]]|
  born=1936|
  term=1991–2001|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2001–present|
  appointer={{sort|41|[[List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=54|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Alice M. Batchelder]]|
  duty station=[[Medina, Ohio|Medina, OH]]|
  born=1944|
  term=1991–2019|
  chief term=2009–2014|
  senior term=2019–present|
  appointer={{sort|41|[[List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=55|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Martha Craig Daughtrey]]|
  duty station=[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]|
  born=1942|
  term=1993–2009|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2009–present|
  appointer={{sort|42|[[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Clinton]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=57|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[R. Guy Cole Jr.]]|
  duty station=[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]|
  born=1951|
  term=1995–2023|
  chief term=2014–2021|
  senior term=2023–present|
  appointer={{sort|42|[[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Clinton]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=59|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Ronald Lee Gilman]]|
  duty station=[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]|
  born=1942|
  term=1997–2010|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2010–present|
  appointer={{sort|42|[[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Clinton]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=60|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Julia Smith Gibbons]]|
  duty station=[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]|
  born=1950|
  term=2002–2024|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2024–present|
  appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=61|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[John M. Rogers]]|
  duty station=[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]]|
  born=1948|
  term=2002–2018|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2018–present|
  appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=63|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Deborah L. Cook]]|
  duty station=[[Akron, Ohio|Akron, OH]]|
  born=1952|
  term=2003–2019|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2019–present|
  appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=64|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[David McKeague]]|
  duty station=[[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing, MI]]|
  born=1946|
  term=2005–2017|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2017–present|
  appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
  index=68|
  title=Senior Circuit Judge|
  name=[[Helene White]]|
  duty station=[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]|
  born=1954|
  term=2008–2022|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=2022–present|
  appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{end U.S. judgeship Current}}
</onlyinclude>

== Vacancies and pending nominations ==

{| class=wikitable
! Seat
! Prior judge's duty station
! Seat last held by
! Vacancy reason
! Date of vacancy
! Nominee
! Date of nomination
|-
| 16
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
| [[Jane Branstetter Stranch]]
| [[Senior status]]
| TBD<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raymond |first1=Nate |title=6th Circuit's Stranch to take senior status, creating court vacancy |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/6th-circuits-stranch-take-senior-status-creating-court-vacancy-2024-01-29/ |website=[[Reuters]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240129205308/https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/6th-circuits-stranch-take-senior-status-creating-court-vacancy-2024-01-29/ |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |date=January 29, 2024}}</ref>
| [[Karla M. Campbell]]
| June 4, 2024
|}

== List of former judges ==
{{start U.S. judgeship}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=1|
  name={{sortname|Howell E.|Jackson}}|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1832–1895|
  term=1891–1893|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Cleveland|List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland}} / [[Operation of law]]<ref>Jackson was appointed to as a [[United States circuit court|circuit judge]] for the Sixth Circuit in 1886 by [[Grover Cleveland]]. The [[Judiciary Act of 1891]] reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.</ref>|
  termination=elevation to [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=2|
  name={{sortname|William Howard|Taft}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1857–1930|
  term=1892–1900|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname|B.|Harrison|List of federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison}}|
  termination=resignation|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=3|
  name={{sortname|Horace Harmon|Lurton}}|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1844–1914|
  term=1893–1909|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Cleveland|List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland}}|
  termination=elevation to [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=4|
  name={{sortname|William R.|Day}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1849–1923|
  term=1899–1903|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||McKinley|List of federal judges appointed by William McKinley}}|
  termination=elevation to [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=5|
  name={{sortname|Henry Franklin|Severens}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1835–1923|
  term=1900–1911|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||McKinley|List of federal judges appointed by William McKinley}}|
  termination=resignation|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=6|
  name={{sortname|John K.|Richards}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]||
  borndied=1856–1909|
  term=1903–1909|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname|T.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=7|
  name={{sortname|John Wesley|Warrington}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1844–1921|
  term=1909–1919|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1919–1921|
  appointer={{sortname||Taft|List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=8|
  name={{sortname|Loyal Edwin|Knappen}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1854–1930|
  term=1910–1924|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1924–1930|
  appointer={{sortname||Taft|List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=9|
  name={{sortname|Arthur Carter|Denison}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1861–1942|
  term=1911–1931|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Taft|List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft}}|
  termination=resignation|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=10|
  name={{sortname|Maurice H.|Donahue}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1864–1928|
  term=1919–1928|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=11|
  name={{sortname|Charles Harwood|Moorman}}|
  state=[[Kentucky|KY]]|
  borndied=1876–1938|
  term=1925–1938|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Coolidge|List of federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=12|
  name={{sortname|Xenophon|Hicks}}|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1872–1952|
  term=1928–1952|
  chief term=1948–1952|
  senior term=1952|
  appointer={{sortname||Coolidge|List of federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=13|
  name={{sortname|Smith|Hickenlooper}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1880–1933|
  term=1928–1933|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Coolidge|List of federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=14|
  name={{sortname|Julian|Mack}}|
  state=[[Illinois|IL]]|
  borndied=1866–1943|
  term=1929–1930|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer=<ref>Mack did not have a permanent seat on this court. Instead, he was appointed to the ill-fated [[United States Commerce Court]] in 1911 by [[William Howard Taft]]. Aside from their duties on the Commerce Court, the judges of the Commerce Court also acted as at-large appellate judges, able to be assigned by the [[Chief Justice of the United States]] to whichever circuit most needed help. Mack was assigned to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit|Seventh Circuit]] immediately prior to his assignment to the Sixth Circuit.</ref>|
  termination=reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|2nd Cir.]]|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=15|
  name={{sortname|Charles C.|Simons}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1876–1964|
  term=1932–1959|
  chief term=1952–1958|
  senior term=1959–1964|
  appointer={{sortname||Hoover|List of federal judges appointed by Herbert Hoover}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=16|
  name={{sortname|Florence E.|Allen}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1884–1966|
  term=1934–1959|
  chief term=1958–1959|
  senior term=1959–1966|
  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=17|
  name={{sortname|Elwood|Hamilton}}|
  state=[[Kentucky|KY]]|
  borndied=1883–1945|
  term=1938–1945|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=18|
  name={{sortname|Herschel W.|Arant}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1887–1941|
  term=1939–1941|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=19|
  name={{sortname|John Donelson|Martin Sr.}}|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1883–1962|
  term=1940–1962|
  chief term=1959|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=20|
  name={{sortname|Thomas Francis|McAllister}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1896–1976|
  term=1941–1963|
  chief term=1959–1961|
  senior term=1963–1976|
  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=21|
  name={{sortname|Shackelford|Miller Jr.}}|
  state=[[Kentucky|KY]]|
  borndied=1892–1965|
  term=1945–1965|
  chief term=1961–1962|
  senior term=1965–1965|
  appointer={{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=22|
  name={{sortname|Potter|Stewart}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1915–1985|
  term=1954–1958|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|
  termination=elevation to [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=23|
  name={{sortname|Lester LeFevre|Cecil}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1893–1982|
  term=1959–1965|
  chief term=1962–1963|
  senior term=1965–1982|
  appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=24|
  name={{sortname|Paul Charles|Weick}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1899–1997|
  term=1959–1981|
  chief term=1963–1969|
  senior term=1981–1997|
  appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=25|
  name={{sortname|Clifford Patrick|O'Sullivan}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1897–1975|
  term=1960–1969|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1969–1975|
  appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=26|
  name={{sortname|Harry|Phillips|Harry Phillips (judge)}}|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1909–1985|
  term=1963–1979|
  chief term=1969–1979|
  senior term=1979–1985|
  appointer={{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=27|
  name={{sortname|George Clifton|Edwards Jr.}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1914–1995|
  term=1963–1985|
  chief term=1979–1983|
  senior term=1985–1995|
  appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}<ref>Edwards was ''nominated'' for a seat on the Sixth Circuit by President Kennedy, but he was confirmed after Kennedy's assassination and was ''appointed'' to the Sixth Circuit by (i.e., received his commission from) President Johnson.</ref>|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=28|
  name={{sortname|Anthony J.|Celebrezze}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1910–1998|
  term=1965–1980|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1980–1998|
  appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=29|
  name={{sortname|John Weld|Peck II}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1913–1993|
  term=1966–1978|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1978–1993|
  appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=30|
  name={{sortname|Wade H.|McCree}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1920–1987|
  term=1966–1977|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|
  termination=resignation|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=31|
  name={{sortname|Bert|Combs}}|
  state=[[Kentucky|KY]]|
  borndied=1911–1991|
  term=1967–1970|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|
  termination=resignation|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=32|
  name={{sortname|Henry Luesing|Brooks}}|
  state=[[Kentucky|KY]]|
  borndied=1905–1971|
  term=1969–1971|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=33|
  name={{sortname|William Ernest|Miller}}|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1908–1976|
  term=1970–1976|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=34|
  name={{sortname|W. Wallace|Kent}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1916–1973|
  term=1970–1973|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=35|
  name=[[Pierce Lively]]|
  state=[[Kentucky|KY]]|
  borndied=1921–2016|
  term=1972–1989|
  chief term=1983–1988|
  senior term=1989–2016|
  appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=36|
  name={{sortname|Albert J.|Engel Jr.}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1924–2013|
  term=1973–1989|
  chief term=1988–1989|
  senior term=1989–2013|
  appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=37|
  name=[[Damon Keith]]|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]||
  borndied=1922–2019|
  term=1977–1995|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1995–2019|
  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=38|
  name=[[Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.]]|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1936–2022|
  term=1977–2001|
  chief term=1989–1996|
  senior term=2001–2022|
  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=39|
  name={{sortname|Bailey|Brown}}|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1917–2004|
  term=1979–1982|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1982–1997|
  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|
  termination=retirement|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row |
  index=40|
  name=[[Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy]]|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]||
  borndied=1923–2014|
  term=1979–1999|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1999–2014|
  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=41|
  name={{sortname|Boyce F.|Martin Jr.}}|
  state=[[Kentucky|KY]]|
  borndied=1935–2016|
  term=1979–2013|
  chief term=1996–2003|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|
  termination=retirement|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=42|
  name={{sortname|Nathaniel R.|Jones}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1926–2020|
  term=1979–1995|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1995–2002|
  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|
  termination=retirement|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=43|
  name={{sortname|Leroy John|Contie Jr.}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1920–2001|
  term=1982–1986|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1986–2001|
  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=44|
  name={{sortname|Robert B.|Krupansky}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1921–2004|
  term=1982–1991|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1991–2004|
  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former|
  index=45|
  name={{sortname|Harry W.|Wellford}}|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1924–2021|
  term=1982–1991|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1991–2021|
  appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=46|
  name={{sortname|Herbert Theodore|Milburn}}|
  state=[[Tennessee|TN]]|
  borndied=1931–2016|
  term=1984–1996|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1996–2016|
  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=48|
  name={{sortname|David Aldrich|Nelson}}|
  state=[[Ohio|OH]]|
  borndied=1932–2010|
  term=1985–1999|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=1999–2010|
  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row|
  index=66|
  name={{sortname|Susan Bieke|Neilson}}|
  state=[[Michigan|MI]]|
  borndied=1956–2006|
  term=2005–2006|
  chief term=—|
  senior term=—|
  appointer={{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}}|
  termination=death|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index       = 70
| name        = {{sortname|Bernice B.|Donald}}
| state       = [[Tennessee|TN]]
| borndied    = 1951–present
| term        = 2011–2022
| chief term  = —
| senior term = 2022–2023
| appointer   = {{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama|Obama}}
| termination = retirement
}}
{{end U.S. judgeship}}

== Chief judges ==
{{start U.S. judge succession
| float      = right
| seat title = Chief Judge
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Xenophon Hicks|Hicks]]
| term = 1948–1952
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Charles Casper Simons|Simons]]
| term = 1952–1958
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Florence E. Allen|Allen]]
| term = 1958–1959
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[John Donelson Martin, Sr.|Martin]]
| term = 1959
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Thomas Francis McAllister|McAllister]]
| term = 1959–1961
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Shackelford Miller Jr.|S. Miller, Jr.]]
| term = 1961–1962
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Lester LeFevre Cecil|Cecil]]
| term = 1962–1963
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Paul Charles Weick|Weick]]
| term = 1963–1969
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Harry Phillips (judge)|Phillips]]
| term = 1969–1979
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[George Clifton Edwards Jr.|Edwards, Jr.]]
| term = 1979–1983
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Pierce Lively|Lively]]
| term = 1983–1988
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Albert J. Engel Jr.|Engel, Jr.]]
| term = 1988–1989
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.|Merritt, Jr.]]
| term = 1989–1996
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Boyce F. Martin Jr.|Martin, Jr.]]
| term = 1996–2003
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Danny Julian Boggs|Boggs]]
| term = 2003–2009
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Alice M. Batchelder|Batchelder]]
| term = 2009–2014
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[R. Guy Cole Jr.|Cole, Jr.]]
| term = 2014–2021
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = '''[[Jeffrey Sutton|Sutton]]'''
| term = 2021–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{ChiefJudge}}

== Succession of seats ==
{{seatTableIntro|16}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 1
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on December 10, 1869 by the [[Judiciary Act of 1869]] as a [[United States circuit court|circuit judgeship]] for the Sixth Circuit
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Reassigned to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by the [[Judiciary Act of 1891]]
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Howell E. Jackson|Jackson]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1891–1893
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Horace Harmon Lurton|Lurton]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1893–1909
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Loyal Edwin Knappen|Knappen]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1910–1924
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Charles Harwood Moorman|Moorman]]
| state = KY
| term  = 1925–1938
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Elwood Hamilton|Hamilton]]
| state = KY
| term  = 1938–1945
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Shackelford Miller Jr.|S. Miller, Jr.]]
| state = KY
| term  = 1945–1965
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Bert Combs|Combs]]
| state = KY
| term  = 1967–1970
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[W. Wallace Kent|Kent]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1971–1973
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Albert J. Engel Jr.|Engel, Jr.]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1973–1989
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Richard Fred Suhrheinrich|Suhrheinrich]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1990–2001
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[David McKeague|McKeague]]
| state = MI
| term  = 2005–2017
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Joan Larsen|Larsen]]'''
| state = MI
| term  = 2017–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 2
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on June 16, 1891 by the [[Judiciary Act of 1891]]
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[William Howard Taft|Taft]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1892–1900
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Henry Franklin Severens|Severens]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1900–1911
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Arthur Carter Denison|Denison]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1911–1931
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Charles C. Simons|Simons]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1932–1959
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan|O'Sullivan]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1960–1969
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[William Ernest Miller|W. Miller]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1970–1976
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.|Merritt, Jr.]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1977–2001
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Julia Smith Gibbons|Gibbons]]
| state = TN
| term  = 2002–2024
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = '''[[Kevin G. Ritz|Ritz]]'''
| state = TN
| term = 2024–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 3
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on January 25, 1899 by 30&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;803
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[William R. Day|Day]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1899–1903
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John K. Richards|Richards]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1903–1909
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John Wesley Warrington|Warrington]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1909–1919
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Maurice H. Donahue|Donahue]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1919–1928
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Smith Hickenlooper|Hickenlooper]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1928–1933
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Florence E. Allen|Allen]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1934–1959
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Paul Charles Weick|Weick]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1959–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Robert B. Krupansky|Krupansky]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1982–1991
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Karen Nelson Moore|Moore]]'''
| state = OH
| term  = 1995–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 4
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on May 8, 1928 by 45&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;492
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Xenophon Hicks|Hicks]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1928–1952
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Potter Stewart|Stewart]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1954–1958
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Lester LeFevre Cecil|Cecil]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1959–1965
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Anthony J. Celebrezze|Celebrezze]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1965–1980
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Leroy John Contie Jr.|Contie, Jr.]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1982–1986
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Alan Eugene Norris|Norris]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1986–2001
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Deborah L. Cook|Cook]]
| state = OH
| term  = 2003–2019
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Chad Readler|Readler]]'''
| state = OH
| term  = 2019–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 5
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on May 31, 1938 by 52&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;584
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Herschel W. Arant|Arant]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1939–1941
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Thomas Francis McAllister|McAllister]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1941–1963
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[George Clifton Edwards Jr.|Edwards, Jr.]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1963–1985
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[James L. Ryan|Ryan]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1985–2000
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Raymond Kethledge|Kethledge]]'''
| state = MI
| term  = 2008–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 6
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on May 24, 1940 by 54&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;219
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John Donelson Martin Sr.|J. Martin]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1940–1962
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Harry Phillips (judge)|Phillips]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1963–1979
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Bailey Brown|Brown]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1979–1982
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Harry W. Wellford|Wellford]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1982–1991
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Eugene Edward Siler Jr.|Siler, Jr.]]
| state = KY
| term  = 1991–2001
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John M. Rogers|Rogers]]
| state = KY
| term  = 2002–2018
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[John Nalbandian|Nalbandian]]'''
| state = KY
| term  = 2018–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 7
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on March 18, 1966 by 80&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;75
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John Weld Peck II|Peck]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1966–1978
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Nathaniel R. Jones|Jones]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1979–1995
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[R. Guy Cole Jr.|Cole, Jr.]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1995–2023
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Rachel Bloomekatz|Bloomekatz]]'''
| state = OH
| term  = 2023–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 8
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on March 18, 1966 by 80&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;75
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Wade H. McCree|McCree]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1966–1977
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Damon Keith|Keith]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1977–1995
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Richard Allen Griffin|Griffin]]'''
| state = MI
| term  = 2005–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 9
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on June 18, 1968 by 82&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;184
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Henry Luesing Brooks|Brooks]]
| state = KY
| term  = 1969–1971
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Pierce Lively|Lively]]
| state = KY
| term  = 1972–1989
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Alice M. Batchelder|Batchelder]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1991–2019
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Eric E. Murphy|Murphy]]'''
| state = OH
| term  = 2019–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 10
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy|Kennedy]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1979–1999
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Susan Bieke Neilson|Neilson]]
| state = MI
| term  = 2005–2006
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Helene White|White]]
| state = MI
| term  = 2008–2022
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Stephanie D. Davis|Davis]]'''
| state = MI
| term  = 2022–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 11
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Boyce F. Martin Jr.|B. Martin, Jr.]]
| state = KY
| term  = 1979–2013
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Amul Thapar|Thapar]]'''
| state = KY
| term  = 2017–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 12
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;333
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Herbert Theodore Milburn|Milburn]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1984–1996
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Ronald Lee Gilman|Gilman]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1997–2010
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Bernice B. Donald|Donald]]
| state = TN
| term  = 2011–2022
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = '''[[Andre Mathis|Mathis]]'''
| state = TN
| term = 2022–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 13
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;333
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[David Aldrich Nelson|Nelson]]
| state = OH
| term  = 1985–1999
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Jeffrey Sutton|Sutton]]'''
| state = OH
| term  = 2003–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 14
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;333
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Ralph B. Guy Jr.|Guy, Jr.]]
| state = MI
| term  = 1985–1994
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Eric L. Clay|Clay]]'''
| state = MI
| term  = 1997–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 15
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;333
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Danny Julian Boggs|Boggs]]
| state = KY
| term  = 1986–2017
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[John K. Bush|Bush]]'''
| state = KY
| term  = 2017–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 16
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on December 1, 1990 by 104&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;5089
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Martha Craig Daughtrey|Daughtrey]]
| state = TN
| term  = 1993–2009
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Jane Branstetter Stranch|Stranch]]'''
| state = TN
| term  = 2010–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}

== Case law ==
* ''[[Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.]]'' 230 F.3d 868 (6th Cir. 2000)<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |vol=230 |reporter=F.3d |opinion=868 |pinpoint= |court=6th Cir. |date=2000 |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/230/868/587760/ |accessdate=2017-11-08 |quote=}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts#Sixth Circuit]]
* [[List of current United States circuit judges]]

== Notes ==

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== References ==
* {{cite web
 |url         = https://lawclerks.ao.uscourts.gov/web/jobSearch
 |title       = Standard Search
 |work        = Federal Law Clerk Information System
 |access-date  = June 26, 2005
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20051021220038/https://lawclerks.ao.uscourts.gov/web/jobSearch
 |archive-date = October 21, 2005
}}
** primary but incomplete source for the duty stations
* {{cite web|
    url=http://www.utexas.edu/law/depts/career/downloads/judicial_listing.html|
    title=Instructions for Judicial Directory|
    work=Website of the University of Texas Law School|
    access-date=July 4, 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051111193332/http://www.utexas.edu/law/depts/career/downloads/judicial_listing.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = November 11, 2005}}
** secondary source for the duty stations
** data is current to 2002
* {{cite web|
    url=http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/usca_06_frm?OpenFrameSet|
    title=U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit|
    work=Official website of the Federal Judicial Center|
    access-date=June 26, 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050101190855/http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/usca_06_frm?OpenFrameSet <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = January 1, 2005}}
** source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information
* {{cite web| url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060128/NEWS08/601280315| title=Susan Bieke Neilson: She had a passion for justice| work=Detroit Free Press| access-date=February 7, 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060914075423/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060128%2FNEWS08%2F601280315| archive-date=September 14, 2006| url-status=dead}}
** obituary for death of Susan Bieke Neilson

== External links ==
{{Wikisource portal}}
* [http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/ United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]
* [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=6th&navby=year&year=recent Recent opinions from FindLaw]

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