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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA70311
Nominated
April 25, 2022
Committee hearing
May 11, 2022
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 9, 2022
Senate vote
50–44Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 7, 2022
Commissioned
Sept. 9, 2022
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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 May 8, 2012 Sept. 12, 2022 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Barack Obama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Sept. 9, 2022 In service Joseph R. Biden

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
Brooke Mason v. Cook County, Illinois 25-2743 Decided Sept. 28, 2026 Authored
Central States, SE and SW Areas Pension Fund v. Consumers Concrete Corp. 25-1766 Decided Sept. 17, 2026 Authored
Consumers Concrete Corp. v. Central States, SE and SW Areas Pension Fund 25-1765 Decided Sept. 17, 2026 Authored
American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier 26-2238 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
Yousef A. Ismail v. David Steiner 25-1412 Decided Sept. 10, 2026 Authored
Eric Stupak v. Mont du Lac Snowsports, LLC 25-2143 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
NLRB v. American Backflow & Fire Prevention, Inc. 24-2434 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
American Backflow & Fire Prevention, Inc. v. NLRB 24-2155 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
E. W. v. Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation 25-2991 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Brian Caraba v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company 24-2504 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Maria Reynoso-Salgado v. Todd W. Blanche 23-2628 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Steven Anderegg 25-1354 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
United States v. Peter J. Braun 25-2740 Decided Aug. 20, 2026 Authored
Lynnette Kaiser v. Alcoa USA Corp. 25-1627 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
United States v. Damond Wiley, Jr. 24-2744 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Robert Richardson v. Northwestern Memorial Healthcare 25-1782 Decided July 29, 2026 Authored
Eugenia Kamberos v. John Kutrubis 24-3277 Decided July 29, 2026 Authored
United States v. Steven Dorfman 24-2275 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
Brad Passwater v. Tricia Pretorius 25-1149 Decided July 23, 2026 Authored
Sam Inendino v. Annette Nance-Holt 24-2908 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Brooke Mason v. Cook County, Illinois Seventh Circuit Sept. 28, 2026
Opinion Consumers Concrete Corp. v. Central States, SE and SW Areas Pension Fund Seventh Circuit Sept. 17, 2026
Opinion Central States, SE and SW Areas Pension Fund v. Consumers Concrete Corp. Seventh Circuit Sept. 17, 2026
Opinion Yousef A. Ismail v. David Steiner Seventh Circuit Sept. 10, 2026
Opinion NLRB v. American Backflow & Fire Prevention, Inc. Seventh Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion American Backflow & Fire Prevention, Inc. v. NLRB Seventh Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Steven Anderegg Seventh Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Steven Anderegg Seventh Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Peter J. Braun Seventh Circuit Aug. 20, 2026
Opinion Lynnette Kaiser v. Alcoa USA Corp. Seventh Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Eugenia Kamberos v. John Kutrubis Seventh Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion Robert Richardson v. Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Seventh Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Steven Dorfman Seventh Circuit July 27, 2026
Opinion Brad Passwater v. Tricia Pretorius Seventh Circuit July 23, 2026
Opinion Sam Inendino v. Annette Nance-Holt Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Nautilus Insurance Company v. Bee Quality Inc. Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier Seventh Circuit July 8, 2026
Dissent American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier Seventh Circuit July 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Deangelo Banks Seventh Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's v. CSX Transportation, Inc. Seventh Circuit June 25, 2026