Seventh Circuit
Michael Brian Brennan
Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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.
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Sept. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Gary Howard
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Aug. 20opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Peter J. Braun
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Aug. 19
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Aug. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in George Moore v. Club Exploria, LLC
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Aug. 14opinion issued Dissented in Irma Herrera v. United States
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Aug. 5
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Aug. 5
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Aug. 4opinion issued Authored the opinion in Sidney Upchurch v. United States
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July 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Maureen Fox v. DuPage Township
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July 27
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.