Seventh Circuit
Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- George H.W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA70605
- Nominated
- July 2, 1992
- Committee hearing
- Aug. 4, 1992
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Aug. 12, 1992
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Aug. 12, 1992
- Commissioned
- Aug. 17, 1992
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- July 10, 2024
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
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| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Judge | Sept. 12, 1984 | Aug. 17, 1992 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Ronald Reagan |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Judge | Aug. 17, 1992 | In service | George H.W. Bush |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 8
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Sept. 8opinion issued Authored the opinion in Charles Golbert v. Marc Smith
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Sept. 8
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Sept. 8
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Sept. 3opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Matthew Frazier
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Aug. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in Randy Talley v. Carl Gloede
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Carrie Musselman
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Carrie Musselman
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Aug. 18
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July 31opinion issued Authored the opinion in Thomas H. Hooper v. Jill R. Crawford
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June 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in Derek Hundley v. Dee Dee Brookhart
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June 5
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Charles Golbert v. Marc Smith | Seventh Circuit | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | Maria Gonzalez Perez v. Todd W. Blanche | Seventh Circuit | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Matthew Frazier | Seventh Circuit | Sept. 3, 2026 |
| Opinion | Randy Talley v. Carl Gloede | Seventh Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | Thomas H. Hooper v. Jill R. Crawford | Seventh Circuit | July 31, 2026 |
| Opinion | Derek Hundley v. Dee Dee Brookhart | Seventh Circuit | June 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | Souleymane Nimaga v. Todd W. Blanche | Seventh Circuit | April 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Martaneze Johnson v. Bosman Trucking, Inc. | Seventh Circuit | April 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | Renee Stingley v. Laci Transport Inc. | Seventh Circuit | April 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | Karl Rabenhorst v. Kristi L. Noem | Seventh Circuit | Dec. 22, 2025 |
| Opinion | Minocqua Brewing Company LLC v. Daniel Hess | Seventh Circuit | Nov. 26, 2025 |
| Opinion | Lori Chavez-DeRemer v. Elmer Miller | Seventh Circuit | Sept. 30, 2025 |
| Opinion | Lori Chavez-DeRemer v. Elmer Miller | Seventh Circuit | Sept. 10, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Lapierre Scott | Seventh Circuit | Sept. 2, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. James Weiss | Seventh Circuit | Aug. 28, 2025 |
| Opinion | Lauren Richwine v. Kathleen Matuszak | Seventh Circuit | Aug. 28, 2025 |
| Opinion | Frankie Nelson v. County of Cook | Seventh Circuit | Aug. 25, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Damon Taylor | Seventh Circuit | Aug. 21, 2025 |
| Dissent | John Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation | Seventh Circuit | Aug. 5, 2025 |
| Opinion | Ohio Security Insurance Company v. Best Inn Midwest, LLC | Seventh Circuit | July 25, 2025 |