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ESTABLISHED

CIRCUIT JUSTICE

June 16, 1891

Samuel Alito

JUDGES

CHIEF JUDGE

Jeffrey Sutton (Since 2021)

16

Headquarters: Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse

Active Judges

  • Jeffrey Sutton

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2003)

    Duty Station: Columbus, OH

  • Karen Nelson Moore

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton (1995)

    Duty Station: Cleveland, OH

  • Eric Clay

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton (1997)

    Duty Station: Detroit, MI

  • Richard Allen Griffin

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2005)

    Duty Station: Traverse City, MI

  • Raymond Kethledge

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2008)

    Duty Station: Ann Arbor, MI

  • Amul Thapar

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2017)

    Duty Station: Covington, KY

  • John K. Bush

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2017)

    Duty Station: Louisville, KY

  • Joan Larsen

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2017)

    Duty Station: Ann Arbor, MI

  • John Nalbandian

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Cincinnati, OH

  • Chad Readler

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)

    Duty Station: Columbus, OH

  • Eric E. Murphy

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)

    Duty Station: Columbus, OH

  • Stephanie Davis

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2022)

    Duty Station: Detroit, MI

  • Andre Mathis

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2022)

    Duty Station: Memphis, TN

  • Rachel Bloomekatz

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2023)

    Duty Station: Columbus, OH

  • Kevin Ritz

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2024)

    Duty Station: Memphis, TN

  • Whitney Hermandorfer

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2025)

    Duty Station: Nashville, TN

Senior Judges

  • Alan Eugene Norris

    Term: 1986 - 2001

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan

    Duty Station: Columbus, OH

  • Richard Fred Suhrheinrich

    Term: 1990 - 2001

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: Lansing, MI

  • Eugene Siler Jr.

    Term: 1991 - 2001

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: London, KY

  • Alice Batchelder

    Term: 1991 - 2019

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: Medina, OH

  • Martha Craig Daughtrey

    Term: 1993 - 2009

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Nashville, TN

  • R. Guy Cole Jr.

    Term: 1995 - 2023

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Columbus, OH

  • Ronald Lee Gilman

    Term: 1997 - 2010

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Memphis, TN

  • Julia Smith Gibbons

    Term: 2002 - 2024

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: Memphis, TN

  • John M. Rogers

    Term: 2002 - 2018

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: Lexington, KY

  • Deborah Cook

    Term: 2003 - 2019

    Appointed by: George W. Bush

    Duty Station: Akron, OH

  • David McKeague

    Term: 2005 - 2017

    Appointed by: George W. Bush

    Duty Station: Lansing, MI

  • Helene White

    Term: 2008 - 2022

    Appointed by: George W. Bush

    Duty Station: Detroit, MI

  • Jane Branstetter Stranch

    Term: 2010 - 2025

    Appointed by: Barack Obama

    Duty Station: Nashville, TN