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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA70407
Nominated
Feb. 21, 1986
Committee hearing
March 12, 1986
Committee action
Reported (without recommendation)May 9, 1986
Senate vote
48–46Roll Call
Confirmed
June 26, 1986
Commissioned
July 24, 1986
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 18, 2007
Service ended
Aug. 31, 2024Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

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
United States v. Anthony Moore 21-2431 Decided Oct. 5, 2022
George Brown v. Cheryl Eplett 21-1515 Decided Sept. 7, 2022
Circle Block Partners, LLC v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Comp 21-2459 Decided Aug. 17, 2022
EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. 21-1690 Decided Aug. 16, 2022
Walter Dean v. National Production Workers Un 21-1872 Decided Aug. 15, 2022
United States v. John Johnson 20-3272 Decided Aug. 8, 2022
T. S. v. Heart of CarDon, LLC 21-2495 Decided Aug. 5, 2022 Authored
Duro, Inc. v. E. Walton, Jr. 21-3025 Decided Aug. 3, 2022
United States v. Mario Prado 21-1824 Decided July 29, 2022
Victor Gonzalez v. McHenry County, Illinois 21-2756 Decided July 26, 2022 Authored
United States v. Anthony Moore 21-2431 Decided July 25, 2022
Marvin Thomas v. Thomas Dart 21-2458 Decided July 12, 2022 Authored
United States v. Eric Weller 19-2814 Decided July 7, 2022
Arbitrage Event-Driven Fund v. Tribune Media Company 20-1183 Decided July 5, 2022
Robert Lee-Kendrick v. Scott Eckstein 21-1044 Decided June 28, 2022
United States v. Michael Sarno 21-1963 Decided June 21, 2022 Authored
AFM Mattress Company, LLC v. Motorists Commercial Mutual In 21-1865 Decided June 16, 2022 Authored
James Westray v. Deanna Brookhart 20-3260 Decided June 10, 2022
Brooke Persinger v. Southwest Credit Systems, L.P. 21-1037 Decided Dec. 22, 2021
Mashallah, Inc v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Com 21-1507 Decided Dec. 9, 2021 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion T. S. v. Heart of CarDon, LLC Seventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2022
Opinion Victor Gonzalez v. McHenry County, Illinois Seventh Circuit July 26, 2022
Opinion Marvin Thomas v. Thomas Dart Seventh Circuit July 12, 2022
Opinion United States v. Michael Sarno Seventh Circuit June 21, 2022
Opinion AFM Mattress Company, LLC v. Motorists Commercial Mutual In Seventh Circuit June 16, 2022
Opinion Mashallah, Inc v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Com Seventh Circuit Dec. 9, 2021
Opinion United States v. Jesse Ballard Seventh Circuit Sept. 2, 2021
Opinion Chad Mathis v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co Seventh Circuit Aug. 30, 2021
Opinion United States v. Bryant Love Seventh Circuit Aug. 6, 2021
Opinion United States v. Jeremy Schenck Seventh Circuit July 2, 2021
Opinion United States v. Jeremy Schenck Seventh Circuit July 2, 2021
Opinion United States v. Jacob Wessel Seventh Circuit June 29, 2021
Opinion American Bankers Insurance Co v. Robert Shockley, Jr. Seventh Circuit June 28, 2021
Opinion United States v. Carlos Meza Seventh Circuit Dec. 23, 2020
Opinion United States v. Carlos Meza Seventh Circuit Dec. 23, 2020
Opinion Jose Vargas v. Louis DeJoy Seventh Circuit Nov. 23, 2020
Opinion Jose Vargas v. Louis DeJoy Seventh Circuit Nov. 23, 2020
Opinion Robbie Marshall v. Indiana Department of Correcti Seventh Circuit Sept. 4, 2020
Opinion Robbie Marshall v. Indiana Department of Correcti Seventh Circuit Sept. 4, 2020
Opinion LHO Chicago River, L.L.C. v. Joseph Perillo Seventh Circuit Nov. 8, 2019