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Line 1: − + − *[[Kentucky]]+ − *[[Michigan]]+ − *[[Ohio]] − − It has been a battleground for filling vacancies because it is nearly evenly split between [[liberal]] and [[conservative]] judges. As of September 2007, [[Republican]]-appointed active judges outnumber [[Democratic]]-appointed active judges by only 8-6, and at least one [[Republican]]-appointed judge ([[Deborah Cook]]) voted to invalidate [[Michigan]]'s ban on [[partial-birth abortion]] in ''[[Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. v. Cox]]'', 487 F.3d 323 (6th Cir. June 4, 2007).+ − ==See also==+ − *[[Abortion]] − − [[category:Law]] − [[Category:Abortion]]
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Sixth Circuit]] covers:
The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit''' is an intermediate federal appellate court based in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio. It hears appeals from federal district courts in [[Kentucky]], [[Michigan]], [[Ohio]] and [[Tennessee]]. Future [[President of the United States|President]] and [[Chief Justice of the United States]] [[William Howard Taft]] once sat as a judge on the court. Other Sixth Circuit judges who have subsequently served on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] include: [[Howell Edmunds Jackson]], [[Horace Harmon Lurton]], [[William R. Day]] and [[Potter Stewart]]. As of the end of the 2012-2013 term, the Sixth Circuit has been reversed in all but one out of its 25 decisions that have been heard by the [[Supreme Court]] on appeal since [[John Roberts]] has been appointed Chief Justice, the worst record of any of the circuits.<ref>Kedar Bhatia, "[http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/06/october-term-2012-summary-memo/ October Term 2012 summary memo]," ''SCOTUSblog'', June 29, 2013, retrieved 07-16-2013.</ref>
==External Links==
*[http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/ Official website]
*[[Tennessee]]
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[[Category: United States Law]]
[[Category:Circuit Courts]]
[[Category:Circuit Courts]]