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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA71003
Nominated
Jan. 8, 2018
Committee hearing
Jan. 24, 2018
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 15, 2018
Senate vote
49–46Roll Call
Confirmed
May 10, 2018
Commissioned
May 11, 2018
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2025

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
United States v. Gary Howard 25-2164 Decided Sept. 25, 2026 Authored
United States v. Peter J. Braun 25-2740 Decided Aug. 20, 2026 Authored
Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Meagan Wolfe 24-3258 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
George Moore v. Club Exploria, LLC 25-2721 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Irma Herrera v. United States 25-2428 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland Insurance Company 25-1336 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland Insurance Company 25-1134 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland Insurance Company 25-1067 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland Insurance Company 25-1285 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Sidney Upchurch v. United States 26-1114 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Maureen Fox v. DuPage Township 24-3325 Decided July 31, 2026
Nichole Lutz v. Froedtert Health, Inc. 25-2802 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
Ericka Mar v. Abbott Laboratories 25-2587 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
William Clements v. Gunnar Optiks, LLC 25-1890 Decided July 20, 2026
Caleb Barnett v. Kwame Raoul 24-3060 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Jeremy Langley v. Brendan Kelly 24-3062 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Andrew Boltz 25-1986 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Bernardo Romero v. Corona Investments, LLC 25-2021 Decided July 20, 2026
Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Jay Robert Pritzker 24-3063 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Joshua Wright v. Department of Children and Family Services 25-1487 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Gary Howard Seventh Circuit Sept. 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. Peter J. Braun Seventh Circuit Aug. 20, 2026
Concurrence Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Meagan Wolfe Seventh Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Opinion George Moore v. Club Exploria, LLC Seventh Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Dissent Irma Herrera v. United States Seventh Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Concurrence Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland Insurance Company Seventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Concurrence Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland Insurance Company Seventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Concurrence Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland Insurance Company Seventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Concurrence Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland Insurance Company Seventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion Sidney Upchurch v. United States Seventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Nichole Lutz v. Froedtert Health, Inc. Seventh Circuit July 27, 2026
Opinion Ericka Mar v. Abbott Laboratories Seventh Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. Andrew Boltz Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Joshua Wright v. Department of Children and Family Services Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Dissent Jeremy Langley v. Brendan Kelly Seventh Circuit July 9, 2026
Dissent Dane Harrel v. Kwame Raoul Seventh Circuit July 9, 2026
Dissent Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Jay Robert Pritzker Seventh Circuit July 9, 2026
Dissent Caleb Barnett v. Kwame Raoul Seventh Circuit July 9, 2026
Dissent M. C. C.-G. v. Todd W. Blanche Seventh Circuit July 7, 2026
Dissent E. E. V. v. Todd W. Blanche Seventh Circuit July 6, 2026