Eric Lee Clay (born January 18, 1948) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 29/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 1,039/year
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1997–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan1973–1997
Law clerk , Hon. Damon J. Keith · 1972–1973
Appointments
1997–present · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1972- University of North CarolinaB.A. · 1969