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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citation
Case citation

Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called Reporter s or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported....
s, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction is the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. Most appellate jurisdiction is legislatively created, and may consist of appeals by leave of the appellate court or by right....
 over the district courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
 in the following districts
United States federal judicial district

For purposes of the United States federal court system, United States Congress has divided the United States into judicial districts. There is at least one district in each U.S....
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The court is composed of sixteen active judges and is based at the Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart

Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court. On the Court, he made major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and fourth amendment jurisprudence, among other areas....
 U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border....
. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals
United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency....
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Martha Craig Daughtrey

Martha Craig Daughtrey is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She is a former Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, where she earned her Juris Doctor, and a former member of the Tennessee Supreme Court....
 transitioning to senior status on January 1, 2009, the judges on the court are:
Pending nominations
Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey
Martha Craig Daughtrey

Martha Craig Daughtrey is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She is a former Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, where she earned her Juris Doctor, and a former member of the Tennessee Supreme Court....
 assumed senior status
Senior status

Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the United States federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status....
 on January 1, 2009.






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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citation
Case citation

Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called Reporter s or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported....
s, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction is the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. Most appellate jurisdiction is legislatively created, and may consist of appeals by leave of the appellate court or by right....
 over the district courts
United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
 in the following districts
United States federal judicial district

For purposes of the United States federal court system, United States Congress has divided the United States into judicial districts. There is at least one district in each U.S....
:

  • Eastern District of Kentucky
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

    The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky is the United States District Court whose jurisdiction comprises the following Kentucky counties: Anderson County, Kentucky, Bath County, Kentucky, Bell County, Kentucky, Boone County, Kentucky, Bourbon County, Kentucky, Boyd County, Kentucky, Boyle County, Kentucky, Brac...
  • Western District of Kentucky
    United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

    The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky is the United States district courts whose jurisdiction includes the following Kentucky counties: Adair County, Kentucky, Allen County, Kentucky, Ballard County, Kentucky, Barren County, Kentucky, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, Bullitt County, Kentucky, Butler County, Ken...
  • Eastern District of Michigan
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

    The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is the United States District Court with jurisdiction over of the eastern portion of the U.S....
  • Western District of Michigan
    United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

    The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan is the United States District Court with jurisdiction over of the western portion of the U.S....
  • Northern District of Ohio
    United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

    The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio. The court has courthouses in Cleveland, Ohio , Toledo, Ohio, Akron, Ohio, and Youngstown, Ohio....
  • Southern District of Ohio
    United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

    The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties....
  • Eastern District of Tennessee
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

    The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee is the federal court in the Sixth Circuit whose jurisdiction covers all of East Tennessee and a portion of Middle Tennessee....
  • Middle District of Tennessee
    United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

    The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is the federal trial court for most of Middle Tennessee. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, it was created in 1839 when Congress added a third district to the state....
  • Western District of Tennessee
    United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

    The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is the United States District Court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Benton County, Tennessee, Carroll County, Tennessee, Chester County, Tennessee, Crockett County, Tennessee, Decatur County, Tennessee, Dyer County, Tennessee, Fayette County, Tenness...


The court is composed of sixteen active judges and is based at the Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart

Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court. On the Court, he made major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and fourth amendment jurisprudence, among other areas....
 U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border....
. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals
United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency....
.

Current composition of the court

Martha Craig Daughtrey
Martha Craig Daughtrey

Martha Craig Daughtrey is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She is a former Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, where she earned her Juris Doctor, and a former member of the Tennessee Supreme Court....
 transitioning to senior status on January 1, 2009, the judges on the court are:

Pending nominations


Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey
Martha Craig Daughtrey

Martha Craig Daughtrey is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She is a former Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, where she earned her Juris Doctor, and a former member of the Tennessee Supreme Court....
 assumed senior status
Senior status

Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the United States federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status....
 on January 1, 2009. President Obama has not yet nominated a replacement.

List of former judges




Chief judges

 

Succession of seats


    


    


    


    


See also

  • Federal judicial appointment history#Sixth Circuit
    Federal judicial appointment history

    The appointment of federal judges has become viewed as a political process in the last several decades. This is especially true of SCOTUS and United States court of appeals appointments....


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