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# Andre Bernard Mathis

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

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### appellate oral argument

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: 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 unnecessary

[Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12588661)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12588661)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12588661)
- [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
- [Judge Andre Bernard Mathis](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12588661)
- [Wikidata: Andre Mathis](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109671331)

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