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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA71201
Nominated
April 1, 1985
Committee hearing
April 24, 1985
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 2, 1985
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
May 3, 1985
Commissioned
May 10, 1985
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Sept. 1, 2008

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
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
Yousef A. Ismail v. David Steiner 25-1412 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
Kevin Smith v. Christopher Price 25-1041 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
United States v. Damond Wiley, Jr. 24-2744 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Sean Clemon 23-2434 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Frank Smith 23-2652 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Dominque Maxwell 23-2450 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Warren Griffin 23-2479 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Shannon Golat v. Audrey K. Swierawski 25-3164 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
United States v. Mona Ghosh 25-2054 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Maureen Fox v. DuPage Township 24-3325 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Alice Stills v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2327 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Gina Wieger v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2325 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Holli Carter v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2323 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Terraine Abdullah v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2322 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Shondera Drayton v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2324 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Alyssa Schukar v. Kenosha County 25-2935 Decided July 21, 2026
United States v. Eric Kendrick 25-2067 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Cornelius Jackson 24-2260 Decided June 22, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Damond Wiley, Jr. Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Shannon Golat v. Audrey K. Swierawski Seventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion United States v. Mona Ghosh Seventh Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion Maureen Fox v. DuPage Township Seventh Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion Gina Wieger v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC Seventh Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion Shondera Drayton v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC Seventh Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion Alice Stills v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC Seventh Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion Terraine Abdullah v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC Seventh Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion Holli Carter v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC Seventh Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Eric Kendrick Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Cornelius Jackson Seventh Circuit June 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. Cornelius Jackson Seventh Circuit June 22, 2026
Opinion Peters Broadcast Engineering, Inc. v. PEM Consulting Group, LLC Seventh Circuit June 17, 2026
Opinion Raymond Echevarria v. Darrin Jackson Seventh Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion of the Court Alma Sanchez v. El Milagro, Inc. Seventh Circuit May 27, 2026
Opinion of the Court Marwan Mahajni v. Vu Do Seventh Circuit April 13, 2026
Opinion Julius H. Schoeps v. Sompo Holdings, Inc. Seventh Circuit Nov. 21, 2025
Opinion David Fiddler v. Pamela J. Bondi Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2025
Opinion Chosen Consulting, LLC v. Town Council of Highland, Indiana Seventh Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Dissent United States v. Auston McLain Seventh Circuit July 30, 2025