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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA71101
Nominated
Feb. 25, 1985
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 3, 1985
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
April 3, 1985
Commissioned
April 4, 1985
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2006until Jan. 1, 2013

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
Ernest Payton v. Union Pacific Railroad Company 26-1946 Decided Sept. 30, 2026 Authored
Central States, SE and SW Areas Pension Fund v. Consumers Concrete Corp. 25-1766 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
Consumers Concrete Corp. v. Central States, SE and SW Areas Pension Fund 25-1765 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
NLRB v. American Backflow & Fire Prevention, Inc. 24-2434 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
American Backflow & Fire Prevention, Inc. v. NLRB 24-2155 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
United States v. Matthew Frazier 24-3286 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Maria Reynoso-Salgado v. Todd W. Blanche 23-2628 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
Randy Talley v. Carl Gloede 25-1264 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Norma Cisneros v. Nuance Communications, Inc. 24-2982 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Meagan Wolfe 24-3258 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Village of Schaumburg v. Permasteelisa North America 24-1168 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Taewoo Kim v. Jump Trading, LLC 25-1964 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
Sunco International Inc. v. Jiangsu Sunco Boiler Co., Ltd. 25-2251 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Shradha Agarwal 24-2236 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Elizabeth Schulte v. Kenneth Leners 25-1856 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rishi Shah 24-2230 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Shannon Golat v. Audrey K. Swierawski 25-3164 Decided Aug. 4, 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
Forest View Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC v. United States Small Business Administration 25-1348 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Ernest Payton v. Union Pacific Railroad Company Seventh Circuit Sept. 30, 2026
Opinion Norma Cisneros v. Nuance Communications, Inc. Seventh Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Village of Schaumburg v. Permasteelisa North America Seventh Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion Sunco International Inc. v. Jiangsu Sunco Boiler Co., Ltd. Seventh Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion Taewoo Kim v. Jump Trading, LLC Seventh Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion Elizabeth Schulte v. Kenneth Leners Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Forest View Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC v. United States Small Business Administration Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion William Clements v. Gunnar Optiks, LLC Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Oak Lawn Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center v. United States Small Business Administration Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Parkshore Estates Nursing and Rehab Center v. United States Small Business Administration Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Clayton Creason v. Elanco US Inc. Seventh Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Jacqueline Stevens v. ICE Seventh Circuit June 22, 2026
Opinion Jacqueline Stevens v. ICE Seventh Circuit June 22, 2026
Opinion Unite Here Local 1 v. Magnificent Mile Hotel Management, LLC Seventh Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion David Watts v. Kevin Jones Seventh Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion Sarah Hinkes v. Ravi Reddy Seventh Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. Adam Blocker Seventh Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Erlin Lucero-Asencio Seventh Circuit April 27, 2026
Opinion Jerrel Perez v. Shawn Guetschow Seventh Circuit April 20, 2026
Opinion Rashaan Carter v. SP Plus Corporation Seventh Circuit April 15, 2026