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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA70606
Nominated
Feb. 27, 2024
Committee hearing
March 20, 2024
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 18, 2024
Senate vote
47–43Roll Call
Confirmed
July 8, 2024
Commissioned
July 11, 2024
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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 Illinois Judge Aug. 10, 2022 July 11, 2024 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Joseph R. Biden
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge July 11, 2024 In service Joseph R. Biden

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
Angie Cowan Hamada v. Laborforce, LLC 25-3110 Decided Sept. 18, 2026 Authored
Amanda Sima v. Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP 25-1729 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Metroplex Communications, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. 24-1440 Decided Aug. 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Carrie Musselman 25-2494 Decided Aug. 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Carrie Musselman 25-2173 Decided Aug. 27, 2026 Authored
Richard Highbaugh v. Exelead, Inc. 25-2638 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
Merchants Bank of Indiana v. David Craik 25-1799 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
Merchants Bank of Indiana v. David Craik 25-1798 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
George Moore v. Club Exploria, LLC 25-2721 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Brett Soloway v. ALM Global, LLC 24-3104 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
A. Samuel Enloe v. Heritage Operations Group, LLC 24-1431 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
Robert Ferguson v. Aon Risk Services Companies, Inc. 24-2017 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
Aisha Putnam v. Caramelcrisp, LLC 25-1516 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Nawomi Awoga 24-3017 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Marina Oke 24-2977 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Assiba Fandohan 24-3018 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Daniel Betty 24-2231 Decided Aug. 12, 2026 Authored
United States v. Shawn Pena 25-1691 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Terry Ferguson 23-3198 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Shondera Drayton v. Mead Johnson & Company LLC 25-2324 Decided July 28, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Angie Cowan Hamada v. Laborforce, LLC Seventh Circuit Sept. 18, 2026
Opinion Amanda Sima v. Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Seventh Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Carrie Musselman Seventh Circuit Aug. 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Carrie Musselman Seventh Circuit Aug. 27, 2026
Opinion Metroplex Communications, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. Seventh Circuit Aug. 27, 2026
Opinion Richard Highbaugh v. Exelead, Inc. Seventh Circuit Aug. 24, 2026
Opinion Merchants Bank of Indiana v. David Craik Seventh Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Opinion Merchants Bank of Indiana v. David Craik Seventh Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Opinion Brett Soloway v. ALM Global, LLC Seventh Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion A. Samuel Enloe v. Heritage Operations Group, LLC Seventh Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion Aisha Putnam v. Caramelcrisp, LLC Seventh Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Assiba Fandohan Seventh Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Nawomi Awoga Seventh Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Marina Oke Seventh Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion Robert Ferguson v. Aon Risk Services Companies, Inc. Seventh Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Daniel Betty Seventh Circuit Aug. 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Terry Ferguson Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Shawn Pena Seventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court Debra Pratt v. Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Seventh Circuit July 23, 2026
Opinion Charles Friend v. City of Decatur, Illinois Seventh Circuit July 21, 2026