Who appointed Richard Allen Griffin?

President George W. Bush appointed Richard Allen Griffin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2005.

Was Richard Allen Griffin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Richard Allen Griffin was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Richard Allen Griffin's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Richard Allen Griffin 95–0 on June 9, 2005.

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Richard Allen Griffin

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by the Senate 95–0, Richard Allen Griffin is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1977. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1952 · age 74
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2005
Confirmed: 95–0
Education: Western Michigan, Honors College 1973 · University of Michigan Law School 1977
Succeeded: Damon Jerome Keith

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2005	Sixth Circuit succeeded Damon Jerome Keith	G.W. Bush (R)	95–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 95–0 on June 9, 2005 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 134. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 95

42 D, 53 R

Did not vote · 5

2 D, 2 R, 1 I

Education

Western Michigan University, Honors College	B.A.	1973
University of Michigan Law School	J.D.	1977

Judicial Record

In our data, Griffin authored 11 published opinions for the court (2025–2026).

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
2026	Elizabeth Ferguson v. MetLife Investors USA Ins. Co.	–
2026	United States v. Steven Tilden Fellmy	–
2026	T. E. v. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield	–
2025	HRT Enterprises v. City of Detroit, Mich.	–
2025	HRT Enterprises v. City of Detroit, Mich.	–
2025	Brigitte Hendershot v. Terry Stanton	–
2025	United States v. Gene Curtis Roper	–
2025	Elizabeth Cristales-de Linares v. Pamela Bondi	–
2025	Linda DeVooght v. City of Warren, Mich.	–
2025	United States v. Stanford Ray Coleman	–
2025	United States v. Kenneth Evans	–

Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 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 Richard Allen Griffin?: President George W. Bush appointed Richard Allen Griffin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2005.
Was Richard Allen Griffin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Richard Allen Griffin was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Richard Allen Griffin's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Richard Allen Griffin 95–0 on June 9, 2005.
Which court is Richard Allen Griffin on?: Richard Allen Griffin is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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21 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).