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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
The court is composed of sixteen active judges and is based at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals.
[edit] Current composition of the court
As of Susan Bieke Neilson's death on January 25, 2006, the judges on the court are:
# |
Title |
Judge |
Duty station |
Born |
Term of service |
Appointed by |
Active |
Chief |
Senior |
49 |
Chief Judge |
Danny Julian Boggs |
Louisville, KY |
1944 |
1986–present |
2003–present |
— |
Reagan |
40 |
Circuit Judge |
Boyce F. Martin, Jr. |
Louisville, KY |
1935 |
1979–present |
1996–2003 |
— |
Carter |
53 |
Circuit Judge |
Alice M. Batchelder |
Medina, OH |
1944 |
1991–present |
— |
— |
G.H.W. Bush |
54 |
Circuit Judge |
Martha Craig Daughtrey |
Nashville, TN |
1942 |
1993–present |
— |
— |
Clinton |
55 |
Circuit Judge |
Karen Nelson Moore |
Cleveland, OH |
1948 |
1995–present |
— |
— |
Clinton |
56 |
Circuit Judge |
R. Guy Cole, Jr. |
Columbus, OH |
1951 |
1995–present |
— |
— |
Clinton |
57 |
Circuit Judge |
Eric L. Clay |
Detroit, MI |
1948 |
1997–present |
— |
— |
Clinton |
58 |
Circuit Judge |
Ronald Lee Gilman |
Memphis, TN |
1942 |
1997–present |
— |
— |
Clinton |
59 |
Circuit Judge |
Julia Smith Gibbons |
Memphis, TN |
1950 |
2002–present |
— |
— |
G.W. Bush |
60 |
Circuit Judge |
John M. Rogers |
Lexington, KY |
1948 |
2002–present |
— |
— |
G.W. Bush |
61 |
Circuit Judge |
Jeffrey S. Sutton |
Columbus, OH |
1960 |
2003–present |
— |
— |
G.W. Bush |
62 |
Circuit Judge |
Deborah L. Cook |
Akron, OH |
1952 |
2003–present |
— |
— |
G.W. Bush |
63 |
Circuit Judge |
David W. McKeague |
Lansing, MI |
1946 |
2005–present |
— |
— |
G.W. Bush |
64 |
Circuit Judge |
Richard Allen Griffin |
Traverse City, MI |
1952 |
2005–present |
— |
— |
G.W. Bush |
— |
Circuit Judge |
(vacant - seat 5) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
— |
Circuit Judge |
(vacant - seat 10) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
34 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Pierce Lively |
(inactive)[1] |
1921 |
1972–1989 |
1983–1988 |
1989–present |
Nixon |
35 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Albert J. Engel, Jr. |
(inactive)[1] |
1924 |
1973–1989 |
1988–1989 |
1989–present |
Nixon |
36 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Damon J. Keith |
Detroit, MI |
1922 |
1977–1995 |
(none) |
1995–present |
Carter |
37 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Gilbert Stroud Merritt, Jr. |
Nashville, TN |
1936 |
1977–2001 |
1989–1996 |
2001–present |
Carter |
39 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy |
Detroit, MI |
1923 |
1979–1999 |
(none) |
1999–present |
Carter |
44 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Harry Walker Wellford |
(inactive)[1] |
1924 |
1982–1991 |
(none) |
1991–present |
Reagan |
45 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Herbert Theodore Milburn |
(inactive)[1] |
1931 |
1984–1996 |
(none) |
1996–present |
Reagan |
46 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Ralph B. Guy, Jr. |
Ann Arbor, MI |
1929 |
1985–1994 |
(none) |
1994–present |
Reagan |
47 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
David Aldrich Nelson |
Cincinnati, OH |
1932 |
1985–1999 |
(none) |
1999–present |
Reagan |
48 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
James Leo Ryan |
Detroit, MI |
1932 |
1985–2000 |
(none) |
2000–present |
Reagan |
50 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Alan Eugene Norris |
Columbus, OH |
1935 |
1986–2001 |
(none) |
2001–present |
Reagan |
51 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich |
Lansing, MI |
1936 |
1990–2001 |
(none) |
2001–present |
G.H.W. Bush |
52 |
Senior Circuit Judge |
Eugene Edward Siler, Jr. |
London, KY |
1936 |
1991–2001 |
(none) |
2001–present |
G.H.W. Bush |
[edit] Pending nominations
[edit] List of former judges
[edit] Chief judges
Chief Judge |
Hicks |
1948–1952 |
Simons |
1952–1958 |
Allen |
1958–1959 |
Martin |
1959–1959 |
McAllister |
1959–1961 |
S. Miller |
1961–1962 |
Cecil |
1962–1963 |
Weick |
1963–1969 |
Phillips |
1969–1979 |
Edwards |
1979–1983 |
Lively |
1983–1988 |
Engel |
1988–1989 |
Merritt |
1989–1996 |
Martin |
1996–2003 |
Boggs |
2003–present |
|
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.
The above rules have applied since October 1, 1982. The office of Chief Judge was created in 1948 and until August 6, 1959 was filled by the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as Chief Judge. From then until 1982 it was filled by the senior such judge who had not turned 70.
[edit] Succession of seats
The court has sixteen seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the President.
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 |
KY |
1945–1965 |
Combs |
KY |
1967–1970 |
Kent |
MI |
1970–1973 |
Engel |
MI |
1973–1989 |
Suhrheinrich |
MI |
1990–2001 |
McKeague |
MI |
2005–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 |
TN |
1977–2001 |
Gibbons |
TN |
2002–present |
|
Seat 3 |
Established on January 25, 1899 by 30 Stat. 803 |
Day |
OH |
1899–1903 |
Richards |
|
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 |
|
Seat 4 |
Established on May 8, 1928 by 45 Stat. 492 |
Hicks |
TN |
1928–1952 |
Stewart |
OH |
1954–1958 |
Cecil |
OH |
1959–1965 |
Celebrezze |
|
1965–1980 |
Contie |
OH |
1982–1986 |
Norris |
OH |
1986–2001 |
Cook |
OH |
2003–present |
|
Seat 5 |
Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584 |
Arant |
OH |
1939–1941 |
McAllister |
MI |
1941–1963 |
Edwards |
MI |
1963–1985 |
Ryan |
MI |
1985–2000 |
(vacant) |
|
2000–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 |
KY |
1991–2001 |
Rogers |
KY |
2002–present |
|
Seat 7 |
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 |
Peck |
OH |
1966–1978 |
Jones |
|
1979–1995 |
Cole |
OH |
1995–present |
|
Seat 8 |
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 |
McCree |
MI |
1966–1977 |
Keith |
MI |
1977–1995 |
Griffin |
MI |
2005–present |
|
Seat 9 |
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184 |
Brooks |
KY |
1969–1971 |
Lively |
KY |
1972–1989 |
Batchelder |
OH |
1991–present |
|
Seat 10 |
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 |
Kennedy |
MI |
1979–1999 |
Neilson |
MI |
2005–2006 |
(vacant) |
|
2006-present |
|
Seat 11 |
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 |
B. Martin |
KY |
1979–present |
|
Seat 12 |
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 |
Milburn |
TN |
1984–1996 |
Gilman |
TN |
1997–present |
|
Seat 13 |
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 |
Guy |
MI |
1985–1994 |
Clay |
MI |
1997–present |
|
Seat 14 |
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 |
Nelson |
OH |
1985–1999 |
Sutton |
OH |
2003–present |
|
Seat 15 |
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 |
Boggs |
KY |
1986–present |
|
Seat 16 |
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 |
Daughtrey |
TN |
1993–present |
|
[edit] See also
- ^ a b c d These judges are still technically on the court, even though the court's own website doesn't list them as members.
- ^ a b The White House (2006-06-28). Nominations Sent to Senate. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-06-30.
- ^ Jackson was appointed to as a 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.
- ^ 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 Seventh Circuit immediately prior to his assignment to the Sixth Circuit.
[edit] References
- Standard Search. Federal Law Clerk Information System. Retrieved on June 26, 2005.
- primary but incomplete source for the duty stations
- Instructions for Judicial Directory. Website of the University of Texas Law School. Retrieved on July 4, 2005.
- secondary source for the duty stations
- data is current to 2002
- U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved on June 26, 2005.
- source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information
- Susan Bieke Neilson: She had a passion for justice. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved on February 7, 2006.
- obituary for death of Susan Bieke Neilson
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