{{short description|Current United States federal appellate court}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox U.S. federal court | court_type = circuit | court_name = United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | abbreviation = 7th Cir. | seal = Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.svg | seal_size = 150 | map_image_name = File:7th Circuit map.svg | map_image_width = | map_image_caption = | courthouse = Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse | location = Chicago | appeals_from = Central District of Illinois | appeals_from1 = Northern District of Illinois | appeals_from2 = Southern District of Illinois | appeals_from3 = Northern District of Indiana | appeals_from4 = Southern District of Indiana | appeals_from5 = Eastern District of Wisconsin | appeals_from6 = Western District of Wisconsin | established = June 16, 1891 | judges_assigned = 11 | circuit_justice = Amy Coney Barrett | chief = Michael B. Brennan | official_site = {{URL|https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov}} }}

The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit''' (in case citations, '''7th Cir.''') is the U.S. 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 Seventh District was created by the 9th United States Congress with the Seventh Circuit Act of 1807. The court is based at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago and is composed of eleven appellate judges. It is one of 13 United States courts of appeals.

The court offers a relatively unique internet presence that includes wiki and RSS feeds of opinions and oral arguments.<ref>''[http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/opinion.html 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.</ref> It is also notable for having one of the most prominent law and economics scholars, Judge Frank Easterbrook, on its court.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/us/politics/12wood.html | work= New York Times | title=Potential Justice Offers a Counterpoint in Chicago | first=Neil A. | last=Lewis | date=May 11, 2009 | access-date=May 26, 2010}}</ref> Richard Posner, another prominent law and economics scholar, also served on this court until his retirement in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-judge-richard-posner-retires-met-20170901-story.html|title=Richard Posner announces sudden retirement from federal appeals court in Chicago|last=O'Connell|first=Jason Meisner, Patrick M.|work=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> Three judges from the Seventh Circuit, Sherman Minton, John Paul Stevens, and Amy Coney Barrett, have been appointed as Associate Justices of the Supreme Court.

[[File:Dirksen Federal Building.jpg|thumb|left|The Dirksen Federal Building, seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.]]

==Current composition of the court== <onlyinclude> {{As of|2025|12|15|df=US}}:{{start U.S. judgeship Current}} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 57 | title = Chief Judge | name = {{sortname|Michael B.|Brennan}} | duty station = Milwaukee, WI | born = 1963 | term = 2018–present | chief term = 2025–present | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 45 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Frank|Easterbrook}} | duty station = Chicago, IL | born = 1948 | term = 1985–present | chief term = 2006–2013 | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 58 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Michael Y.|Scudder}} | duty station = Chicago, IL | born = 1971 | term = 2018–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 59 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Amy|St. Eve}} | duty station = Chicago, IL | born = 1965 | term = 2018–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 60 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Thomas|Kirsch}} | duty station = Hammond, IN | born = 1974 | term = 2020–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 61 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Candace Jackson-Akiwumi | duty station = Chicago, IL | born = 1979 | term = 2021–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Biden|List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 62 | title = Circuit Judge | name = John Z. Lee | duty station = Chicago, IL | born = 1968 | term = 2022–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Biden|List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 63 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Doris Pryor | duty station = Indianapolis, IN | born = 1977 | term = 2022–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Biden|List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 64 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Joshua P. Kolar | duty station = Hammond, IN | born = 1976 | term = 2024–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Biden|List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 65 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Nancy L. Maldonado | duty station = Chicago, IL | born = 1975 | term = 2024–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Biden|List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 66 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Rebecca|Taibleson}} | duty station = Milwaukee, WI | born = 1983 | term = 2025–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 46 | title = Senior Judge | name = Kenneth Francis Ripple | duty station = South Bend, IN | born = 1943 | term = 1985–2008 | chief term = — | senior term = 2008–present | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 49 | title = Senior Judge | name = {{sortname|Ilana|Rovner}} | duty station = Chicago, IL | born = 1938 | term = 1992–2024 | chief term = — | senior term = 2024–present | appointer = {{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 53 | title = Senior Judge | name = {{sortname|Diane S.|Sykes}} | duty station = Milwaukee, WI | born = 1957 | term = 2004–2025 | chief term = 2020–2025 | senior term = 2025–present | appointer = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 55 | title = Senior Judge | name = {{sortname|David|Hamilton|dab=judge}} | duty station = Bloomington, IN | born = 1957 | term = 2009–2022 | chief term = — | senior term = 2022–present | appointer = {{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}} }} {{end U.S. judgeship Current}}</onlyinclude>

== List of former judges == {{start U.S. judgeship Former}} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 1 | name = {{sortname|Walter Q.|Gresham}} | state = IN | borndied = 1832–1895 | term = 1891–1893 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Arthur|List of federal judges appointed by Chester A. Arthur}} / Operation of law<ref>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.</ref> | termination = resignation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 2 | name = {{sortname|William Allen|Woods}} | state = IN | borndied = 1837–1901 | term = 1892–1901 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|B.|Harrison|List of federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 3 | name = {{sortname|James Graham|Jenkins}} | state = WI | borndied = 1834–1921 | term = 1893–1905 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Cleveland|List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 4 | name = {{sortname|John William|Showalter}} | state = IL | borndied = 1844–1898 | term = 1895–1898 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Cleveland|List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 5 | name = {{sortname|Peter S.|Grosscup}} | state = IL | borndied = 1852–1921 | term = 1899–1911 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||McKinley|List of federal judges appointed by William McKinley}} | termination = resignation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 6 | name = {{sortname|Francis Elisha|Baker}} | state = IN | borndied = 1860–1924 | term = 1902–1924 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|T.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 7 | name = {{sortname|William Henry|Seaman}} | state = WI | borndied = 1842–1915 | term = 1905–1915 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|T.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 8 | name = {{sortname|Christian Cecil|Kohlsaat}} | state = IL | borndied = 1844–1918 | term = 1905–1918 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|T.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 9 | name = {{sortname|Julian|Mack}} | state = IL | borndied = 1866–1943 | term = 1911–1929 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = <ref>Mack did not have a permanent seat on this court. Instead, he was appointed to the ill-fated United States Commerce Court in 1910 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 upon his commission.</ref> | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 10 | name = {{sortname|Samuel|Alschuler}}<ref name="recess">Recess appointment, later confirmed by the United States Senate.</ref> | state = IL | borndied = 1859–1939 | term = 1915–1936 | chief term = — | senior term = 1936–1939 | appointer = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 11 | name = {{sortname|Evan Alfred|Evans}} | state = WI | borndied = 1876–1948 | term = 1916–1948 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 12 | name = {{sortname|George True|Page}} | state = IL | borndied = 1859–1941 | term = 1919–1930 | chief term = — | senior term = 1930–1941 | appointer = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 13 | name = {{sortname|Albert Barnes|Anderson}} | state = IN | borndied = 1857–1938 | term = 1925–1929 | chief term = — | senior term = 1929–1938 | appointer = {{sortname||Coolidge|List of federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 14 | name = {{sortname|William Morris|Sparks}} | state = IN | borndied = 1872–1950 | term = 1929–1948 | chief term = 1948 | senior term = 1948–1950 | appointer = {{sortname||Hoover|List of federal judges appointed by Herbert Hoover}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 15 | name = {{sortname|Louis|Fitzhenry}} | state = IL | borndied = 1870–1935 | term = 1933–1935 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 16 | name = {{sortname|James Earl|Major}} | state = IL | borndied = 1887–1972 | term = 1937–1956 | chief term = 1948–1954 | senior term = 1956–1972 | appointer = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 17 | name = {{sortname|Walter Emanuel|Treanor}} | state = IN | borndied = 1883–1941 | term = 1937–1941 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 18 | name = {{sortname|Otto|Kerner Sr.}}<ref name="recess" /> | state = IL | borndied = 1884–1952 | term = 1938–1952 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 19 | name = {{sortname|Sherman|Minton}} | state = IN | borndied = 1890–1965 | term = 1941–1949 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}} | termination = elevation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 20 | name = {{sortname|F. Ryan|Duffy}} | state = WI | borndied = 1888–1979 | term = 1949–1966 | chief term = 1954–1959 | senior term = 1966–1979 | appointer = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 21 | name = {{sortname|Philip J.|Finnegan}} | state = IL | borndied = 1886–1959 | term = 1949–1959 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 22 | name = {{sortname|Walter C.|Lindley}} | state = IL | borndied = 1880–1958 | term = 1949–1958 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 23 | name = {{sortname|Hardress|Swaim|Hardress Nathaniel Swaim}}<ref name="recess" /> | state = IN | borndied = 1880–1957 | term = 1949–1957 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 24 | name = {{sortname|Elmer|Schnackenberg|Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg}}<ref name="recess" /> | state = IL | borndied = 1889–1968 | term = 1953–1968 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 25 | name = {{sortname|John Simpson|Hastings}} | state = IN | borndied = 1898–1977 | term = 1957–1969 | chief term = 1959–1968 | senior term = 1969–1977 | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 26 | name = {{sortname|William Lynn|Parkinson}} | state = IN | borndied = 1902–1959 | term = 1957–1959 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 27 | name = {{sortname|Winfred George|Knoch}} | state = IL | borndied = 1895–1983 | term = 1958–1967 | chief term = — | senior term = 1967–1983 | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 28 | name = {{sortname|Latham|Castle}} | state = IL | borndied = 1900–1986 | term = 1959–1970 | chief term = 1968–1970 | senior term = 1970–1986 | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 29 | name = {{sortname|Roger|Kiley}} | state = IL | borndied = 1900–1974 | term = 1961–1974 | chief term = — | senior term = 1974 | appointer = {{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 30 | name = {{sortname|Luther Merritt|Swygert}} | state = IN | borndied = 1905–1988 | term = 1961–1981 | chief term = 1970–1975 | senior term = 1981–1988 | appointer = {{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 31 | name = {{sortname|Thomas E.|Fairchild}} | state = WI | borndied = 1912–2007 | term = 1966–1981 | chief term = 1975–1981 | senior term = 1981–2007 | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 32 | name = {{sortname|Walter J.|Cummings Jr.}} | state = IL | borndied = 1916–1999 | term = 1966–1999 | chief term = 1981–1986 | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 33 | name = {{sortname|Otto|Kerner Jr.}} | state = IL | borndied = 1908–1976 | term = 1968–1974 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = resignation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 34 | name = {{sortname|Wilbur Frank|Pell Jr.}} | state = IN | borndied = 1915–2000 | term = 1970–1984 | chief term = — | senior term = 1984–2000 | appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 35 | name = {{sortname|John Paul|Stevens}} | state = IL | borndied = 1920–2019 | term = 1970–1975 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}} | termination = elevation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 36 | name = {{sortname|Robert Arthur|Sprecher}} | state = IL | borndied = 1917–1982 | term = 1971–1982 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 37 | name = {{sortname|Philip Willis|Tone}} | state = IL | borndied = 1923–2001 | term = 1974–1980 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}} | termination = resignation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 38 | name = {{sortname|William J.|Bauer}} | state = IL | borndied = 1926–2025 | term = 1974–1994 | chief term = 1986–1993 | senior term = 1994–2025 | appointer = {{sortname||Ford|List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 39 | name = {{sortname|Harlington|Wood Jr.}} | state = IL | borndied = 1920–2008 | term = 1976–1992 | chief term = — | senior term = 1992–2008 | appointer = {{sortname||Ford|List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 40 | name = {{sortname|Richard Dickson|Cudahy}} | state = WI | borndied = 1926–2015 | term = 1979–1994 | chief term = — | senior term = 1994–2015 | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 41 | name = {{sortname|Jesse E.|Eschbach}} | state = IN | borndied = 1920–2005 | term = 1981–1985 | chief term = — | senior term = 1985–2005 | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 42 | name = {{sortname|Richard|Posner}} | state = IL | borndied = 1939–present | term = 1981–2017 | chief term = 1993–2000 | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 43 | name = {{sortname|John Louis|Coffey}} | state = WI | borndied = 1922–2012 | term = 1982–2004 | chief term = — | senior term = 2004–2012 | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 44 | name = {{sortname|Joel|Flaum}} | state = IL | borndied = 1936–2024 | term = 1983–2020 | chief term = 2000–2006 | senior term = 2020–2024 | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 47 | name = {{sortname|Daniel Anthony|Manion}} | state = IN | borndied = 1942–2024 | term = 1986–2007 | chief term = — | senior term = 2007–2024 | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 48 | name = {{sortname|Michael Stephen|Kanne}} | state = IN | borndied = 1938–2022 | term = 1987–2022 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 50 | name = {{sortname|Diane|Wood}} | state = IL | borndied = 1950–present | term = 1995–2022 | chief term = 2013–2020 | senior term = 2022–2024 | appointer = {{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 51 | name = {{sortname|Terence T.|Evans}} | state = WI | borndied = 1940–2011 | term = 1995–2010 | chief term = — | senior term = 2010–2011 | appointer = {{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 52 | name = {{sortname|Ann Claire|Williams}} | state = IL | borndied = 1949–present | term = 1999–2017 | chief term = — | senior term = 2017–2018 | appointer = {{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 54 | name = {{sortname|John Daniel|Tinder}} | state = IN | borndied = 1950–present | term = 2007–2015 | chief term = — | senior term = 2015 | appointer = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 56 | name = {{sortname|Amy Coney|Barrett}} | state = IN | borndied = 1972–present | term = 2017–2020 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} | termination = elevation }} {{end U.S. judgeship Former}}

== Chief judges == {{start U.S. judge succession | float = right | seat title = Chief Judge }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Sparks | term = 1948 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Major | term = 1948–1954 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Duffy | term = 1954–1959 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Hastings | term = 1959–1968 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Castle | term = 1968–1970 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Swygert | term = 1970–1975 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Fairchild | term = 1975–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Cummings, Jr. | term = 1981–1986 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Bauer | term = 1986–1993 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Posner | term = 1993–2000 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Flaum | term = 2000–2006 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Easterbrook | term = 2006–2013 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = D. Wood | term = 2013–2020 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Sykes | term = 2020–2025 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Brennan''' | term = 2025–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}}

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== Succession of seats == {{seatTableIntro|eleven}}

{{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 1 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Seventh Circuit }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Reassigned to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Gresham | state = IN | term = 1891–1893 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Jenkins | state = WI | term = 1893–1905 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Seaman | state = WI | term = 1905–1915 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = E. Evans | state = WI | term = 1916–1948 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Duffy | state = WI | term = 1949–1966 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Fairchild | state = WI | term = 1966–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Coffey | state = WI | term = 1982–2004 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Sykes | state = WI | term = 2004–2025 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Taibleson''' | state = WI | term = 2025–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 2 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Woods | state = IN | term = 1892–1901 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Baker | state = IN | term = 1902–1924 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Anderson | state = IN | term = 1925–1929 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Sparks | state = IN | term = 1929–1948 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Finnegan | state = IL | term = 1949–1959 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Castle | state = IL | term = 1959–1970 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Sprecher | state = IL | term = 1971–1982 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Flaum | state = IL | term = 1983–2020 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Jackson-Akiwumi''' | state = IL | term = 2021–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 3 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on February 8, 1895 by 28&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;643 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Showalter | state = IL | term = 1895–1898 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Grosscup | state = IL | term = 1899–1911 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Alschuler | state = IL | term = 1915–1936 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Treanor | state = IN | term = 1937–1941 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Minton | state = IN | term = 1941–1949 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Lindley | state = IL | term = 1949–1958 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Knoch | state = IL | term = 1958–1967 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Kerner, Jr. | state = IL | term = 1968–1974 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Bauer | state = IL | term = 1974–1994 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = D. Wood | state = IL | term = 1995–2022 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Lee''' | state = IL | term = 2022–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 4 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on March 3, 1905 by 33&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;992 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Kohlsaat | state = IL | term = 1905–1918 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Page | state = IL | term = 1919–1930 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = FitzHenry | state = IL | term = 1933–1935 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Major | state = IL | term = 1937–1956 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Hastings | state = IN | term = 1957–1969 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Pell, Jr. | state = IN | term = 1970–1984 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Manion | state = IN | term = 1986–2007 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Tinder | state = IN | term = 2007–2015 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Barrett | state = IN | term = 2017–2020 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Kirsch''' | state = IN | term = 2020–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 5 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on May 31, 1938 by 52&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;584 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Kerner, Sr. | state = IL | term = 1938–1952 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Schnackenberg | state = IL | term = 1954–1968 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Stevens | state = IL | term = 1970–1975 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = H. Wood, Jr. | state = IL | term = 1976–1992 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Rovner | state = IL | term = 1992–2024 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Maldonado''' | state = IL | term = 2024–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 6 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on August 3, 1949 by 63&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;493 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Swaim | state = IN | term = 1950–1957 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Parkinson | state = IN | term = 1957–1959 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Kiley | state = IL | term = 1961–1974 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Tone | state = IL | term = 1974–1980 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Posner | state = IL | term = 1981–2017 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Scudder, Jr.''' | state = IL | term = 2018–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 7 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on May 19, 1961 by 75&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;80 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Swygert | state = IN | term = 1961–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Eschbach | state = IN | term = 1981–1985 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Kanne | state = IN | term = 1987–2022 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Kolar''' | state = IN | term = 2024–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 8 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on March 18, 1966 by 80&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;75 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Cummings, Jr. | state = IL | term = 1966–1999 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Williams | state = IL | term = 1999–2017 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''St. Eve''' | state = IL | term = 2018–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 9 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629, 1632 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Cudahy | state = WI | term = 1979–1994 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = T. Evans | state = WI | term = 1995–2010 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Brennan''' | state = WI | term = 2018–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 10 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;333 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Easterbrook''' | state = IL | term = 1985–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 11 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;333 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Ripple | state = IN | term = 1985–2008 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Hamilton | state = IN | term = 2009–2022 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Pryor''' | state = IN | term = 2022–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}}

== See also == * Courts of Illinois * {{section link|Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts|Seventh Circuit}} * List of current United States circuit judges

== References == {{Reflist}} * {{cite web |url = https://lawclerks.ao.uscourts.gov/web/jobSearch |title = Standard Search |work = Federal Law Clerk Information System |access-date = July 2, 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051021220038/https://lawclerks.ao.uscourts.gov/web/jobSearch |archive-date = October 21, 2005 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }} ** primary but incomplete source for the duty stations * {{cite web| url=http://www.utexas.edu/law/depts/career/downloads/judicial_listing.html| title=Instructions for Judicial Directory| work= University of Texas Law School| access-date=July 2, 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051111193332/http://www.utexas.edu/law/depts/career/downloads/judicial_listing.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = November 11, 2005}} ** secondary source for the duty stations ** data is current to 2002 * {{cite web| url=http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/usca_07_frm?OpenFrameSet| title=U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit| work=Official website of the Federal Judicial Center| access-date=July 2, 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050418043257/http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/usca_07_frm?OpenFrameSet <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = April 18, 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 == {{wikisource index}} * [http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/ United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090512025011/http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Official wiki of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit] — Launched April 18, 2007 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509145619/http://www.kentlaw.edu/7cr/ The Seventh Circuit Review]

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