Seventh Circuit
Thomas Lee Kirsch II
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
- 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.
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Sept. 10panel identified Sat on the panel in Yousef A. Ismail v. David Steiner
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Carrie Musselman
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Carrie Musselman
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Aug. 26
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Aug. 14opinion issued Authored the opinion in Johnnie Savory v. Allen Andrews
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in Frank William Bonan, II v. FDIC
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Warren Griffin
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Dominque Maxwell
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Sean Clemon
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Frank Smith
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Shradha Agarwal
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Rishi Shah
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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |