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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA70903
Nominated
Feb. 15, 2018
Committee hearing
March 21, 2018
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 19, 2018
Senate vote
91–0Roll Call
Confirmed
May 14, 2018
Commissioned
May 23, 2018
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Judge Aug. 2, 2002 May 23, 2018 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George W. Bush
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge May 23, 2018 In service Donald J. Trump

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Charles Golbert v. Marc Smith 25-2235 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Brian Caraba v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company 24-2504 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Village of Schaumburg v. Permasteelisa North America 24-1168 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
United States v. Mona Ghosh 25-2054 Decided July 31, 2026
Thomas H. Hooper v. Jill R. Crawford 25-2434 Decided July 31, 2026
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa v. Naomi Tillison 23-2467 Decided July 30, 2026
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chipp v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. 23-2309 Decided July 30, 2026
Nichole Lutz v. Froedtert Health, Inc. 25-2802 Decided July 27, 2026
BBLI Edison, LLC v. City of Chicago 25-1713 Decided July 22, 2026
Alyssa Schukar v. Kenosha County 25-2935 Decided July 21, 2026
Wesley Gibson v. Chubb National Insurance Company 25-1121 Decided July 20, 2026
Caleb Barnett v. Kwame Raoul 24-3060 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Brenda Koehler v. Infosys Technologies Limited, Inc. 25-2272 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Jeffrey Hineman v. Daisy Chase 25-2000 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Dane Harrel v. Kwame Raoul 24-3061 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Jeremy Langley v. Brendan Kelly 24-3062 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Jay Robert Pritzker 24-3063 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Brian Johnson 25-1021 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
United States v. Brian Johnson 24-2887 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
Robert Hossfeld v. Allstate Insurance Company 25-1518 Decided June 24, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Jeremy Langley v. Brendan Kelly Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court Caleb Barnett v. Kwame Raoul Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Brenda Koehler v. Infosys Technologies Limited, Inc. Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Jeffrey Hineman v. Daisy Chase Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court Dane Harrel v. Kwame Raoul Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Jay Robert Pritzker Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Brian Johnson Seventh Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Brian Johnson Seventh Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion Robert Hossfeld v. Allstate Insurance Company Seventh Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion Robert Hossfeld v. Allstate Insurance Company Seventh Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion Russia Brown v. CTA Seventh Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion Rateb Khouri v. Highland Park CVS, L.L.C. Seventh Circuit June 11, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jesse Mickles Seventh Circuit June 4, 2026
Opinion United States v. Omari Andrews, Jr. Seventh Circuit April 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. De'Andre Owens Seventh Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion United States v. Alvin Beasley Seventh Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion United States v. Annazette Collins Seventh Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion United States v. Travis Thomas Seventh Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion United States v. Antwan Eiland Seventh Circuit Dec. 8, 2025
Opinion United States v. Timothy L. Richards Seventh Circuit Dec. 8, 2025