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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA70804
Nominated
Jan. 8, 2024
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 18, 2024
Senate vote
66–25Roll Call
Confirmed
Jan. 30, 2024
Commissioned
Jan. 31, 2024
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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
American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier 26-2238 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
E. W. v. Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation 25-2991 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
Maria Gonzalez Perez v. Todd W. Blanche 23-2811 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Norma Cisneros v. Nuance Communications, Inc. 24-2982 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Central States SE & SW Areas Health & Welfare Fund v. Alan McClain 25-2727 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
United States v. Steven Anderegg 25-1354 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Brian Pfalzgraf v. Rusk County, Wisconsin 25-2129 Decided Aug. 12, 2026 Authored
Elizabeth Schulte v. Kenneth Leners 25-1856 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Damond Wiley, Jr. 24-2744 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Ausarian Carney 25-1408 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. John Tyler Jones 25-1355 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Jimia Stokes v. Illinois Department of Corrections 25-1116 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Jaciel Rojas v. Samuel Olson 25-3127 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
Joliet Avionics, Inc. v. City of Aurora, Illinois 25-1483 Decided July 29, 2026
United States v. Mark Randle 25-2278 Decided July 29, 2026 Authored
Holli Carter v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2323 Decided July 28, 2026
Alice Stills v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2327 Decided July 28, 2026
Terraine Abdullah v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2322 Decided July 28, 2026
Gina Wieger v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2325 Decided July 28, 2026
Shondera Drayton v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2324 Decided July 28, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier Seventh Circuit Sept. 14, 2026
Opinion E. W. v. Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation Seventh Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion Central States SE & SW Areas Health & Welfare Fund v. Alan McClain Seventh Circuit Aug. 26, 2026
Opinion Brian Pfalzgraf v. Rusk County, Wisconsin Seventh Circuit Aug. 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ausarian Carney Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. John Tyler Jones Seventh Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion Jimia Stokes v. Illinois Department of Corrections Seventh Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion of the Court Jaciel Rojas v. Samuel Olson Seventh Circuit July 30, 2026
Opinion United States v. Mark Randle Seventh Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion Scarlett Pavlovich v. Neil Gaiman Seventh Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. James Morgan Seventh Circuit June 25, 2026
Opinion Michael Jezior v. City of Chicago Seventh Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. Joshua Schatz Seventh Circuit June 9, 2026
Opinion Anqi Liu v. Markwayne Mullin Seventh Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion Joshua Harris v. W6LS, Inc. Seventh Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Clifton Coleman Seventh Circuit May 26, 2026
Opinion Calvin Lee v. Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Seventh Circuit May 7, 2026
Dissent Ana Bernal v. Kohl's Corporation Seventh Circuit May 1, 2026
Opinion Flavia Coatl-Chiquito v. Todd W. Blanche Seventh Circuit April 30, 2026
Opinion Joshua Harris v. W6LS, Inc. Seventh Circuit March 31, 2026