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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA70803
Nominated
Feb. 2, 1987
Committee hearing
April 28, 1987
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 19, 1987
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
May 19, 1987
Commissioned
May 20, 1987
ABA rating
Qualified
Service ended
June 16, 2022Death

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 Indiana Judge Feb. 9, 1982 May 21, 1987 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge May 20, 1987 June 16, 2022 Death Ronald Reagan

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
Renetrice Pierre v. Midland Credit Management 19-3109 Decided June 8, 2022
Michael Gilbreath v. Dan Winkleski 20-2638 Decided Dec. 30, 2021
United States v. Nathan Mansfield 20-2981 Decided Dec. 28, 2021
United States v. Ronnie Martin 21-1527 Decided Dec. 28, 2021
Sylvia Leszanczuk v. Carrington Mortgage Services 21-1367 Decided Dec. 28, 2021 Authored
United States v. David Perez 19-1448 Decided Dec. 23, 2021
United States v. David Perez 19-1448 Decided Dec. 23, 2021
Curtis Lovelace v. James Keller 20-3255 Decided Dec. 22, 2021
St. Augustine School v. Jill Underly 17-2333 Decided Dec. 20, 2021
Kevin Clanton v. United States 20-2059 Decided Dec. 17, 2021
United States v. Janhoi Cole 20-2105 Decided Dec. 17, 2021
Victoria Looper v. Cook Incorporated 20-3103 Decided Dec. 16, 2021
Andrea Santiago v. City of Chicago 20-3522 Decided Dec. 13, 2021 Authored
Nickolas Seekins v. CHEP USA 20-3270 Decided Dec. 10, 2021 Authored
Sachin Gupta v. Chad Melloh 19-2723 Decided Dec. 6, 2021
Mark Anderson v. Deanna Brookhart 20-3330 Decided Dec. 2, 2021
United States v. Thomas Owens 20-3189 Decided Nov. 19, 2021
United States v. Juan Zamudio 20-3016 Decided Nov. 18, 2021 Authored
Joel Reinebold v. Steve Bruce 21-1092 Decided Nov. 18, 2021 Authored
Danny Wilber v. Randall Hepp 20-2703 Decided Oct. 29, 2021

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Sylvia Leszanczuk v. Carrington Mortgage Services Seventh Circuit Dec. 28, 2021
Opinion Andrea Santiago v. City of Chicago Seventh Circuit Dec. 13, 2021
Opinion Nickolas Seekins v. CHEP USA Seventh Circuit Dec. 10, 2021
Opinion United States v. Juan Zamudio Seventh Circuit Nov. 18, 2021
Opinion Joel Reinebold v. Steve Bruce Seventh Circuit Nov. 18, 2021
Opinion Yves Mabuneza v. Merrick B. Garland Seventh Circuit Oct. 28, 2021
Opinion United States v. Carl Palladinetti Seventh Circuit Oct. 25, 2021
Opinion Robert Bless v. Cook County Sheriff's Office Seventh Circuit Aug. 17, 2021
Opinion United States v. Mark McGill Seventh Circuit Aug. 10, 2021
Opinion Sally Gaetjens v. Winnebago County, Illinois Seventh Circuit July 13, 2021
Opinion Nadiia Chuchman v. Merrick B. Garland Seventh Circuit July 12, 2021
Opinion United States v. Chawan Lowe Seventh Circuit June 22, 2021
Opinion Leonard Kidd v. David Gomez Seventh Circuit June 22, 2021
Opinion Kathleen O'Donnell v. Andrew Saul Seventh Circuit Dec. 29, 2020
Opinion Kathleen O'Donnell v. Andrew Saul Seventh Circuit Dec. 29, 2020
Opinion Richard Spinnenweber v. Robert Laducer Seventh Circuit Dec. 18, 2020
Opinion Richard Spinnenweber v. Robert Laducer Seventh Circuit Dec. 18, 2020
Opinion Richard Spinnenweber v. Robert Laducer Seventh Circuit Dec. 18, 2020
Opinion Sandra Bazile v. Finance System of Green Bay, I Seventh Circuit Dec. 15, 2020
Opinion Sandra Bazile v. Finance System of Green Bay, I Seventh Circuit Dec. 15, 2020