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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA70706
Nominated
Feb. 15, 2018
Committee hearing
March 21, 2018
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 19, 2018
Senate vote
90–0Roll Call
Confirmed
May 14, 2018
Commissioned
May 21, 2018
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
Ernest Payton v. Union Pacific Railroad Company 26-1946 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
United States v. Gary Howard 25-2164 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier 26-2238 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
United States v. Matthew Frazier 24-3286 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Randy Talley v. Carl Gloede 25-1264 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Norma Cisneros v. Nuance Communications, Inc. 24-2982 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i v. Commissioner of the Indiana State Department 24-2219 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Frank William Bonan, II v. FDIC 24-3296 Decided Aug. 12, 2026 Authored
United States v. Dominque Maxwell 23-2450 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rishi Shah 24-2230 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Shradha Agarwal 24-2236 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Frank Smith 23-2652 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Sean Clemon 23-2434 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Warren Griffin 23-2479 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Halil Demir v. Markwayne Mullin 25-3179 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
United States v. Mona Ghosh 25-2054 Decided July 31, 2026
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chipp v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. 23-2309 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa v. Naomi Tillison 23-2467 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
Ericka Mar v. Abbott Laboratories 25-2587 Decided July 24, 2026
BBLI Edison, LLC v. City of Chicago 25-1713 Decided July 22, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence in part American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier Seventh Circuit Sept. 14, 2026
Opinion Frank William Bonan, II v. FDIC Seventh Circuit Aug. 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Warren Griffin Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Sean Clemon Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Frank Smith Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Dominque Maxwell Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Shradha Agarwal Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rishi Shah Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Concurrence Halil Demir v. Markwayne Mullin Seventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chipp v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. Seventh Circuit July 30, 2026
Opinion Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa v. Naomi Tillison Seventh Circuit July 30, 2026
Opinion BBLI Edison, LLC v. City of Chicago Seventh Circuit July 22, 2026
Opinion Alyssa Schukar v. Kenosha County Seventh Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion of the Court Bernardo Romero v. Corona Investments, LLC Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Dissent American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier Seventh Circuit June 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. Fernando D. Bolden Seventh Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion City of Chicago v. Stephen Falkner Seventh Circuit June 10, 2026
Opinion City of Chicago v. Ahmed Alayah Seventh Circuit June 10, 2026
Opinion of the Court Associated Press v. Ron Neal Seventh Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Thomas Hawkins Seventh Circuit June 2, 2026