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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA70410
Nominated
Nov. 16, 2020
Committee hearing
Nov. 18, 2020
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Dec. 10, 2020
Senate vote
51–44Roll Call
Confirmed
Dec. 15, 2020
Commissioned
Dec. 17, 2020
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
Yousef A. Ismail v. David Steiner 25-1412 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
United States v. Carrie Musselman 25-2173 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
United States v. Carrie Musselman 25-2494 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
Central States SE & SW Areas Health & Welfare Fund v. Alan McClain 25-2727 Decided Aug. 26, 2026
Johnnie Savory v. Allen Andrews 24-2947 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Frank William Bonan, II v. FDIC 24-3296 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
United States v. Dominque Maxwell 23-2450 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Warren Griffin 23-2479 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Frank Smith 23-2652 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Rishi Shah 24-2230 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Shradha Agarwal 24-2236 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Sean Clemon 23-2434 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Joliet Avionics, Inc. v. City of Aurora, Illinois 25-1483 Decided July 29, 2026
Jason Franco v. Chobani, LLC 25-2087 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
Debra Pratt v. Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry 24-1901 Decided July 23, 2026 Authored
Seth Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services 25-2398 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Derrick McCoy v. Markwayne Mullin 25-1533 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Andrew Boltz 25-1986 Decided July 20, 2026
Mace Davis v. City of Elgin, Illinois 25-1299 Decided July 9, 2026 Authored
Estate of Jason Thomson v. Thomas Behn 25-2827 Decided July 9, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Johnnie Savory v. Allen Andrews Seventh Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Jason Franco v. Chobani, LLC Seventh Circuit July 27, 2026
Concurrence in part Debra Pratt v. Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Seventh Circuit July 23, 2026
Opinion Derrick McCoy v. Markwayne Mullin Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Seth Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services Seventh Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Mace Davis v. City of Elgin, Illinois Seventh Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion Estate of Jason Thomson v. Thomas Behn Seventh Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion United States v. Malaia Turner Seventh Circuit July 7, 2026
Dissent United States v. Ausencio Martinez Seventh Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Office of the Special Deputy Receiver v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company Seventh Circuit June 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Michael McClain Seventh Circuit June 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Anne Pramaggiore Seventh Circuit June 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Maurice Whitesides Seventh Circuit June 3, 2026
Opinion Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export Co., Ltd. Seventh Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion Ronald Saslow v. Bankers Standard Insurance Seventh Circuit May 28, 2026
Concurrence Alma Sanchez v. El Milagro, Inc. Seventh Circuit May 27, 2026
Dissent Margarito Castanon Nava v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seventh Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion Hyatt Hotels Corporation & Subsidiaries v. CIR Seventh Circuit April 22, 2026
Dissent Marwan Mahajni v. Vu Do Seventh Circuit April 13, 2026
Opinion Thomas Polk v. Progressive Northern Insurance Company Seventh Circuit April 2, 2026