Andre Bernard Mathis at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Circuit Judge
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Andre Bernard Mathis
U.S. Circuit Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge · Not Current In Effective Roster · September 27, 2022–Not Current In Effective Roster · Assignment source ↗
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge · Active · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Appointment method
- Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation
- Appointing authority
- Joseph R. Biden
- Source authority
- Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory
Biography
Professional career
- American judge serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since September 27, 2022
- In summary: Andre Bernard Mathis is a well‐qualified federal appellate judge appointed in 2022 to the Sixth Circuit, with a background in criminal defense, public service, and private legal practice in Tennessee
Education
- University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law — J.D. (2007)
- University of Memphis — B.A. (2003)
Additional information
- He received his judicial commission on September 27, 2022.
- His nomination was initially returned to the President under Senate Rule XXXI after a procedural oversight, but he was renominated and later confirmed by the Senate on September 8, 2022, by a 48–47 vote.
- Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 2007-2022
- Nominated by President Joe Biden on November 18, 2021, to replace Judge Bernice Bouie Donald, who assumed senior status.
- Born 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Date of birth: 1980
- L.T. Hurley and Mark Pannek v.
- U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n.
- As a Sixth Circuit judge, Mathis has authored and participated in numerous appellate opinions, covering a range of cases including civil, criminal, and administrative matters.
- His recent cases include Kevin Lackey v.
- Birth place: Memphis
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Oral argument
Courtwide
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory · effective September 27, 2022 · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center biography ↗Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗