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 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 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.

Contents

Current composition of the court

Pending nominations

List of former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

See also

Notes

References

External links

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Current composition of the court

As of Susan Bieke Neilson's death on January 25, 2006, the judges on the court are:

Pending nominations

★ On June 28, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Raymond Kethledge to Seat 5 vacated by James Leo Ryan.^[1]

★ On June 28, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Stephen Murphy III to Seat 10 vacated by Susan Bieke Neilson.¹

List of former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

See also

★ Federal judicial appointment history#Sixth Circuit

Notes

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References

★ Standard Search

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★ primary but incomplete source for the duty stations

★ Instructions for Judicial Directory

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★ secondary source for the duty stations

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★ data is current to 2002

★ U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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★ 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

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★ obituary for death of Susan Bieke Neilson

External links

★ United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

★ Recent opinions from FindLaw

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