United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:

The court is based at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of thirteen Federal Appellate courts, composed of eleven judges.

The court offers a unique internet presence that includes a wiki and RSS feeds of opinions and oral arguments. No other United States District or Appellate Court offers oral arguments using these feeds to the internet with the exception of United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit which offers RSS features.[1]

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Current composition of the court

As of December 2007, the judges on the court are:

Title Name Duty Station Term Senior Term Nominated By
Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook Chicago, Illinois 1985-present N/A Ronald Reagan
Circuit Judge Richard Posner Chicago, Illinois 1981-present N/A Ronald Reagan
Circuit Judge Joel Martin Flaum Chicago, Illinois 1983-present N/A Ronald Reagan
Circuit Judge Kenneth Francis Ripple South Bend, Indiana 1985-present N/A Ronald Reagan
Circuit Judge Michael Stephen Kanne Lafayette, Indiana 1987-present N/A Ronald Reagan
Circuit Judge Ilana Rovner Chicago, Illinois 1992-present N/A George H.W. Bush
Circuit Judge Diane Pamela Wood Chicago, Illinois 1995-present N/A Bill Clinton
Circuit Judge Terence T. Evans Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1995-present N/A Bill Clinton
Circuit Judge Ann Claire Williams Chicago, Illinois 1999-present N/A Bill Clinton
Circuit Judge Diane S. Sykes Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2004-present N/A George W. Bush
Circuit Judge John Daniel Tinder Indianapolis, Indiana 2007-present N/A George W. Bush
Senior Circuit Judge William Joseph Bauer Chicago, Illinois 1974-1994 1994-present Richard M. Nixon
Senior Circuit Judge Harlington Wood, Jr. (station needed) 1976-1992 1992-present Gerald Ford
Senior Circuit Judge Richard Dickson Cudahy Chicago, Illinois 1979-1994 1994-present Jimmy Carter
Senior Circuit Judge John Louis Coffey Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1982-2004 2004-present Ronald Reagan
Senior Circuit Judge Daniel Anthony Manion South Bend, Indiana 1986-2007 2007-present Ronald Reagan

Pending nominations

  • As of Judge Tinder's appointment on Dec. 18, 2007 to Judge Manion's seat, there are no vacancies on the 7th Circuit.


Chief judges

The current Chief Judge of the Seventh Circuit is Judge Frank Easterbrook, who succeeded Judge Joel Flaum in November 2006.

Succession of seats

See also

References

External links


Portions of this article were taken from Wikipedia the free encyclopedia.