The court is based at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio . It is one of thirteen United States Courts Of Appeals .
As Of Susan Bieke Neilson's death on January 25 , 2006 , the judges on the court are:
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Circuit Judge
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''(vacant - seat 5)''
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''(n/a)''
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—
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Circuit Judge
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''(vacant - seat 10)''
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''(n/a)''
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34
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Senior Circuit Judge
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Pierce Lively
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''(inactive)''<sup>(a)</sup>
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1921
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1972–1989
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1983–1988
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1989–present
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Nixon
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35
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Senior Circuit Judge
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Albert Joseph Engel
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''(inactive)''<sup>(a)</sup>
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1924
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1973–1989
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1988–1989
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1989–present
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Nixon
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44
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Senior Circuit Judge
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Harry Walker Wellford
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''(inactive)''<sup>(a)</sup>
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1924
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1982–1991
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''(none)''
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1991–present
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Reagan
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45
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Senior Circuit Judge
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Herbert Theodore Milburn
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''(inactive)''<sup>(a)</sup>
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1931
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1984–1996
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''(none)''
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1996–present
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Reagan
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(a) ''These judges are still technically on the court, even though the court's own website doesn't list them as members.''
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8
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Loyal Edwin Knappen
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MI
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1854–1930
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1910–1924
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''(none)''
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1924–1930
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Taft
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death
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9
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Arthur Carter Denison
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MI
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1861–1942
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1911–1931
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Taft
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resignation
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10
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Maurice H Donahue
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OH
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1864–1928
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1919–1928
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Wilson
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death
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12
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Xenophon Hicks
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TN
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1872–1952
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1928–1952
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1948–1952
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1952–1952
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Coolidge
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death
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Julian William Mack
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1866–1943
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1929–1930
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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<sup>(b)</sup>
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reassigned to the 2nd Circuit
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25
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Harry Phillips
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TN
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1909–1985
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1963–1979
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1969–1979
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1979–1985
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Kennedy
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death
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30
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Bert T Combs
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KY
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1911–1991
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1967–1970
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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L Johnson
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resignation
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33
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W Wallace Kent
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MI
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1916–1973
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1970–1973
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''(none)''
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''(none)''
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Nixon
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death
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38
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Bailey Brown
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TN
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1917–2004
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1979–1982
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''(none)''
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1982–1997
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Carter
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retirement
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43
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Robert B Krupansky
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OH
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1921–2004
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1982–1991
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''(none)''
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1991–2004
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Reagan
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death
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(a) ''Jackson was appointed to as a Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit in 1886 by Grover Cleveland . The Judiciary Act Of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.''
(b) ''Mack did not have a permanent seat on this court. Instead, he was appointed to the ill-fated United States Commerce Court in 1911 by William Howard Taft . Aside from their duties on the Commerce Court, the judges of the Commerce Court also acted as at-large appellate judges, able to be assigned by the Chief Justice Of The United States to whichever circuit most needed help. Mack was assigned to the Seventh Circuit immediately prior to his assignment to the Sixth Circuit.''
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Hicks
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1948–1952
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Allen
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1958–1959
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Cecil
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1962–1963
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Weick
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1963–1969
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Engel
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1988–1989
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''' Boggs '''
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2003–present
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"center" cellspacing="5"
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Reassigned to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by the Judiciary Act Of 1891
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Combs
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KY
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1967–1970
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Kent
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MI
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1970–1973
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Engel
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MI
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1973–1989
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''' McKeague '''
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MI
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2005–present
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"top"
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Taft
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OH
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1892–1900
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''' Gibbons '''
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TN
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2002–present
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"top"
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Day
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OH
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1899–1903
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Allen
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OH
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1934–1959
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Weick
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OH
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1959–1981
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''' Moore '''
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OH
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1995–present
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"top"
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Established on May 8 , 1928 by 45&nbspStat&nbsp492
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Hicks
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TN
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1928–1952
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Cecil
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OH
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1959–1965
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''' Cook '''
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OH
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2003–present
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"center" cellspacing="5"
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Established on May 31 , 1938 by 52&nbspStat&nbsp584
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Arant
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OH
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1939–1941
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Ryan
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MI
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1985–2000
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''(vacant)''
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2000–present
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"top"
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Established on May 24 , 1940 by 54&nbspStat&nbsp219
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Brown
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TN
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1979–1982
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Siler
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KY
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1991–2001
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''' Rogers '''
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KY
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2002–present
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"top"
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Established on March 18 , 1966 by 80&nbspStat&nbsp75
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Peck
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OH
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1966–1978
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Jones
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1979–1995
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''' Cole '''
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OH
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1995–present
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"top"
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Established on March 18 , 1966 by 80&nbspStat&nbsp75
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Keith
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MI
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1977–1995
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''' Griffin '''
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MI
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2005–present
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"center" cellspacing="5"
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Established on June 18 , 1968 by 82&nbspStat&nbsp184
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"top"
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''(vacant)''
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2006-present
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"top"
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''' B Martin '''
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KY
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1979–present
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"top"
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Established on July 10 , 1984 by 98&nbspStat&nbsp333
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''' Gilman '''
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TN
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1997–present
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"center" cellspacing="5"
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Established on July 10 , 1984 by 98&nbspStat&nbsp333
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Guy
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MI
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1985–1994
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''' Clay '''
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MI
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1997–present
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"top"
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Established on July 10 , 1984 by 98&nbspStat&nbsp333
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''' Sutton '''
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OH
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2003–present
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"top"
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Established on July 10 , 1984 by 98&nbspStat&nbsp333
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''' Boggs '''
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KY
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1986–present
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"top"
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