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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in
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s, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with
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over the district courts in the following
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: * 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
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William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected pr ...
, the only person ever to serve as both
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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. __TOC__


Current composition of the Court

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Vacancies and pending nominations


List of former judges


Chief judges


Succession of seats


See also

* Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts#Sixth Circuit * List of current United States Circuit Judges


Notes


References

* ** primary but incomplete source for the duty stations * ** secondary source for the duty stations ** data is current to 2002 * ** source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information * ** obituary for death of Susan Bieke Neilson


External links


United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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