United States Court of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit - Succession of Seats

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 OH 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 OH 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
Kethledge MI 2008–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 OH 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
White MI 2008–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 1997–2010
Donald TN 2011–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 1993–2008
Stranch TN 2010–present

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