Diane S. Sykes

Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Title

Judge

Appointed by

George W. BushRepublican

Seat

CA70108

Nominated

Nov. 14, 2003

Committee hearing

Feb. 11, 2004

Committee action

Reported (favorably)March 11, 2004

Senate vote

70–27Roll Call

Confirmed

June 24, 2004

Commissioned

July 1, 2004

ABA rating

Well Qualified

Chief Judge from

Jan. 1, 2020until Jan. 1, 2025

Senior status

Oct. 1, 2025

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.

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Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

• Sept. 4
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Robert Pennington, Jr.
• Aug. 19
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Meagan Wolfe
• July 30
  opinion issued Dissented in Jaciel Rojas v. Samuel Olson
• July 20
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Wesley Gibson v. Chubb National Insurance Company
• June 8
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Salvatore Arcidiacono v. Elizabeth Whitehorn
• May 29
  panel identified Sat on the panel in David Watts v. Kevin Jones
• May 22
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Darell Burton v. Will County Sheriff's Merit Commission
• May 5
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Dored Shiba v. Markwayne Mullin
• April 29
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Edlando Watson
• April 23
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Michael Lincoln v. Frank Bisignano
• April 23
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Dored Shiba v. Markwayne Mullin
• April 13
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Lennie Perry

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

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