United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) 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 judges and is based at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is one of 13 United States courts of appeals.

The United States federal courts were divided into six circuits in 1801, but a circuit court of appeals was not established until the passage of the Judiciary Act of 1891.

William Howard Taft, the only person ever to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the United States, once served on the Sixth Circuit. Four other judges of the Sixth Circuit have been elevated to serve on the Supreme Court, the last being Potter Stewart in 1958.

Case law

 * Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 230 F.3d 868 (6th Cir. 2000)