Ransey Guy Cole Jr.
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Ransey Guy Cole Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1975. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1951 · age 75
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tufts 1972 · Yale Law School 1975
- Succeeded
- Nathaniel Raphael Jones
- Succeeded by
- Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sixth Circuit succeeded Nathaniel Raphael Jones | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Tufts University | B.A. | 1972 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Cole authored 1 published opinion for the court (2026).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Daniel Grady v. John Cratsenburg | – | 0 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Ransey Guy Cole Jr.?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Ransey Guy Cole Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1995.
- Was Ransey Guy Cole Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Ransey Guy Cole Jr. was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Ransey Guy Cole Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Ransey Guy Cole Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Ransey Guy Cole Jr. on?
- Ransey Guy Cole Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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30 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).