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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.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
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.

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 Authored
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
Maria Gonzalez Perez v. Todd W. Blanche 23-2811 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
United States v. Matthew Frazier 24-3286 Decided Sept. 3, 2026 Authored
Randy Talley v. Carl Gloede 25-1264 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. Carrie Musselman 25-2494 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
United States v. Carrie Musselman 25-2173 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i v. Commissioner of the Indiana State Department 24-2219 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Thomas H. Hooper v. Jill R. Crawford 25-2434 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Derek Hundley v. Dee Dee Brookhart 24-2833 Decided June 9, 2026 Authored
Unite Here Local 1 v. Magnificent Mile Hotel Management, LLC 25-1265 Decided June 5, 2026
Sarah Hinkes v. Ravi Reddy 25-1268 Decided May 22, 2026
United States v. Dennis McKay 24-2015 Decided May 20, 2026
Souleymane Nimaga v. Todd W. Blanche 20-3065 Decided April 29, 2026 Authored
Keisha Lewis v. Indiana Department of Transportation 25-1776 Decided April 22, 2026
Martaneze Johnson v. Bosman Trucking, Inc. 24-1613 Decided April 2, 2026 Authored
Renee Stingley v. Laci Transport Inc. 24-1612 Decided April 2, 2026 Authored
Yinnv Liu v. Monthly 25-2074 Decided March 31, 2026
Karl Rabenhorst v. Kristi L. Noem 24-1297 Decided Dec. 30, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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