United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
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Location | Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse |
Appeals from | |
Established | June 16, 1891 |
Judges | 11 |
Circuit Justice | Elena Kagan |
Chief Judge | Diane Wood |
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:
- Central District of Illinois
- Northern District of Illinois
- Southern District of Illinois
- Northern District of Indiana
- Southern District of Indiana
- Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Western District of Wisconsin
The court is based at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals. It is composed of eleven appellate judges.
The court offers a relatively unique internet presence that includes wiki and RSS feeds of opinions and oral arguments.[1] It is also notable for having one of the most prominent law and economics scholars, Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, on its court.[2] Richard Posner, another prominent law and economics scholar, also served on this court until his retirement in 2017.[3]
Current composition of the court
As of May 21, 2018 the judges on the court are as follows:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
49 | Chief Judge | Diane Pamela Wood | Chicago, IL | 1950 | 1995–present | 2013–present | — | Clinton |
43 | Circuit Judge | Joel Martin Flaum | Chicago, IL | 1936 | 1983–present | 2000–2006 | — | Reagan |
44 | Circuit Judge | Frank H. Easterbrook | Chicago, IL | 1948 | 1985–present | 2006–2013 | — | Reagan |
47 | Circuit Judge | Michael Stephen Kanne | Lafayette, IN | 1938 | 1987–present | — | — | Reagan |
48 | Circuit Judge | Ilana Rovner | Chicago, IL | 1938 | 1992–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |
52 | Circuit Judge | Diane S. Sykes | Milwaukee, WI | 1957 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
54 | Circuit Judge | David F. Hamilton | Bloomington, IN | 1957 | 2009–present | — | — | Obama |
55 | Circuit Judge | Amy Coney Barrett | South Bend, IN | 1972 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
56 | Circuit Judge | Michael B. Brennan | Milwaukee, WI | 1963 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
57 | Circuit Judge | Michael Y. Scudder | Chicago, IL | 1971 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
58 | Circuit Judge | Amy J. St. Eve | Chicago, IL | 1965 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
37 | Senior Circuit Judge | William Joseph Bauer | Chicago, IL | 1926 | 1974–1994 | 1986–1993 | 1994–present | Ford |
45 | Senior Circuit Judge | Kenneth Francis Ripple | South Bend, IN | 1943 | 1985–2008 | — | 2008–present | Reagan |
46 | Senior Circuit Judge | Daniel Anthony Manion | South Bend, IN | 1942 | 1986–2007 | — | 2007–present | Reagan |
List of former judges
# |
Judge |
State |
Born–died |
Active |
Chief |
Senior |
Appointed by |
Reason for termination |
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1 | Walter Q. Gresham | IN | 1832–1895 | 1891–1893 | — | — | [4] | resignation |
2 | William Allen Woods | IN | 1837–1901 | 1892–1901 | — | — | B. Harrison | death |
3 | James Graham Jenkins | WI | 1834–1921 | 1893–1905 | — | — | Cleveland | retirement |
4 | John William Showalter | IL | 1844–1898 | 1895–1898 | — | — | Cleveland | death |
5 | Peter S. Grosscup | IL | 1852–1921 | 1899–1911 | — | — | McKinley | resignation |
6 | Francis Elisha Baker | IN | 1860–1924 | 1902–1924 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | death |
7 | William Henry Seaman | WI | 1842–1915 | 1905–1915 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | death |
8 | Christian Cecil Kohlsaat | IL | 1844–1918 | 1905–1918 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | death |
9 | Samuel Alschuler[5] | IL | 1859–1939 | 1915–1936 | — | 1936–1939 | Wilson | death |
10 | Evan Alfred Evans | WI | 1876–1948 | 1916–1948 | — | — | Wilson | death |
11 | George True Page | IL | 1859–1941 | 1919–1930 | — | 1930–1941 | Wilson | death |
12 | Albert Barnes Anderson | IN | 1857–1938 | 1925–1929 | — | 1929–1938 | Coolidge | death |
13 | William Morris Sparks | IN | 1872–1950 | 1929–1948 | 1948 | 1948–1950 | Hoover | death |
14 | Louis Fitzhenry | IL | 1870–1935 | 1933–1935 | — | — | F. Roosevelt | death |
15 | James Earl Major | IL | 1887–1972 | 1937–1956 | 1948–1954 | 1956–1972 | F. Roosevelt | death |
16 | Walter Emanuel Treanor | IN | 1883–1941 | 1937–1941 | — | — | F. Roosevelt | death |
17 | Otto Kerner Sr.[5] | IL | 1884–1952 | 1938–1952 | — | — | F. Roosevelt | death |
18 | Sherman Minton | IN | 1890–1965 | 1941–1949 | — | — | F. Roosevelt | elevated to Supreme Court |
19 | F. Ryan Duffy | WI | 1888–1979 | 1949–1966 | 1954–1959 | 1966–1979 | Truman | death |
20 | Philip J. Finnegan | IL | 1886–1959 | 1949–1959 | — | — | Truman | death |
21 | Walter C. Lindley | IL | 1880–1958 | 1949–1958 | — | — | Truman | death |
22 | Hardress Nathaniel Swaim[5] | IN | 1880–1957 | 1949–1957 | — | — | Truman | death |
23 | Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg[5] | IL | 1889–1968 | 1953–1968 | — | — | Eisenhower | death |
24 | John Simpson Hastings | IN | 1898–1977 | 1957–1969 | 1959–1968 | 1969–1977 | Eisenhower | death |
25 | William Lynn Parkinson | IN | 1902–1959 | 1957–1959 | — | — | Eisenhower | death |
26 | Winfred George Knoch | IL | 1895–1983 | 1958–1967 | — | 1967–1983 | Eisenhower | death |
27 | Latham Castle | IL | 1900–1986 | 1959–1970 | 1968–1970 | 1970–1986 | Eisenhower | death |
28 | Roger Kiley | IL | 1900–1974 | 1961–1974 | — | 1974–1974 | Kennedy | death |
29 | Luther Merritt Swygert | IN | 1905–1988 | 1961–1981 | 1970–1975 | 1981–1988 | Kennedy | death |
30 | Thomas E. Fairchild | WI | 1912–2007 | 1966–1981 | 1975–1981 | 1981–2007 | L. Johnson | death |
31 | Walter J. Cummings Jr. | IL | 1916–1999 | 1966–1999 | 1981–1986 | — | L. Johnson | death |
32 | Otto Kerner Jr. | IL | 1908–1976 | 1968–1974 | — | — | L. Johnson | resignation |
33 | Wilbur Frank Pell Jr. | IN | 1915–2000 | 1970–1984 | — | 1984–2000 | Nixon | death |
34 | John Paul Stevens | IL | 1920–present | 1970–1975 | — | — | Nixon | elevated to Supreme Court |
35 | Robert Arthur Sprecher | IL | 1917–1982 | 1971–1982 | — | — | Nixon | death |
36 | Philip Willis Tone | IL | 1923–2001 | 1974–1980 | — | — | Nixon | resignation |
38 | Harlington Wood Jr. | IL | 1920–2008 | 1976–1992 | — | 1992–2008 | Ford | death |
39 | Richard Dickson Cudahy | WI | 1926–2015 | 1979–1994 | — | 1994–2015 | Carter | death |
40 | Jesse E. Eschbach | IN | 1920–2005 | 1981–1985 | — | 1985–2005 | Reagan | death |
41 | Richard Posner | IL | 1939–present | 1981–2017 | 1993–2000 | — | Reagan | retirement |
42 | John Louis Coffey | WI | 1922–2012 | 1982–2004 | — | 2004–2012 | Reagan | death |
50 | Terence T. Evans | WI | 1940–2011 | 1995–2010 | — | 2010–2011 | Clinton | death |
51 | Ann Claire Williams | IL | 1949–present | 1999–2017 | — | 2017–2018 | Clinton | retirement |
53 | John Daniel Tinder | IN | 1950–present | 2007–2015 | — | 2015 | G.W. Bush | retirement |
Chief judges
Chief Judge | |||
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Sparks | 1948 | ||
Major | 1948–1954 | ||
Duffy | 1954–1959 | ||
Hastings | 1959–1968 | ||
Castle | 1968–1970 | ||
Swygert | 1970–1975 | ||
Fairchild | 1975–1981 | ||
Cummings, Jr. | 1981–1986 | ||
Bauer | 1986–1993 | ||
Posner | 1993–2000 | ||
Flaum | 2000–2006 | ||
Easterbrook | 2006–2013 | ||
Wood | 2013–present |
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve unless the circuit justice (i.e., the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
The court has eleven seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the president.
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See also
References
- ↑ Seventh Circuit Opinions. The Seventh Circuit is now joined by the Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Fourth, Ninth, DC, and Federal Circuits in having RSS feeds of their opinions.
- ↑ Lewis, Neil A. (May 11, 2009). "Potential Justice Offers a Counterpoint in Chicago". New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ O'Connell, Jason Meisner, Patrick M. "Richard Posner announces sudden retirement from federal appeals court in Chicago". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ↑ Gresham was appointed as a circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit in 1884 by Chester A. Arthur. The Judiciary Act of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- 1 2 3 4 Recess appointment, later confirmed by the United States Senate.
- "Standard Search". Federal Law Clerk Information System. Archived from the original on October 21, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2005.
- primary but incomplete source for the duty stations
- "Instructions for Judicial Directory". University of Texas Law School. Archived from the original on November 11, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2005.
- secondary source for the duty stations
- data is current to 2002
- "U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on April 18, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2005.
- source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information
External links
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