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United States Court of Appeals
for the Seventh Circuit

Everett McKinley Dirksen
United States Courthouse
219 S. Dearborn Street
Room 2722
Chicago, IL 60604

Clerk's Office: (312) 435-5850

News and Announcements
Please Note:   In regard to the federal government shutdown which began at midnight December 21, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is open for business as usual. Filing dates are not automatically extended as operations will not be interrupted by the shutdown.

Please see the News page for additional information.
1/8/2019   New
Bankruptcy Judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Illinois

 Applications are to be received by February 11, 2019.

Please see the Vacancy Announcements page for more details.
12/3/2018
Effective December 1, 2018, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure have been updated.

Please see the Rules page for details.
11/21/2018
Chief Judge Diane P. Wood is pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine Maloney Perhach, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Please see the News page for details.
10/5/2018
The Seventh Circuit Pattern Criminal Jury Instruction Committee submitted the proposed revised criminal pattern jury instructions for public comment.

Comments were due November 20, 2018

Please see the Pattern Jury Instructions page for details.
9/18/2018
The Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions have been updated

Please see the Pattern Jury Instructions page for details.
8/28/2018
Please Note: Effective Monday, September 10, 2018, the new NEXTGEN CM/ECF System has been implemented.

Please see the Case Information-NEXTGEN page for details.
6/15/2018
The EEO Plan of the Seventh Circuit has been updated. Please see the Human Resources page for details.
5/24/2018
The adoption of the modifications to Circuit Rule 10 and the rescission of Circuit Rule 11 shall be effective immediately.

Please see the News page for details.
5/1/2018
Seventh Circuit Operating Procedure 11: Video-Recording Policy has been added.

Please see the Rules page for details.
4/23/2018
Video Segments on Appellate Practice Topics

Welcome to a series of programs about appellate practice in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Seventh Circuit Bar Association has prepared video segments on the steps in an appeal that will be very helpful to many lawyers.

Please see the Media Library or News page for details.
3/2/2018
The Seventh Circuit has adopted the new Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan.

Please see the Clerkships page for details.
12/29/2017
Chief Judge Diane Wood has appointed a committee to examine the process for raising claims of harassment in connection with employment in the courts of the Seventh Circuit. Please see the details of the announcement.
10/11/2017
Both judges and court personnel have an obligation to keep confidential certain court materials. In order to clarify the extent of that obligation, Chief Judge Diane P. Wood has decided to make public an opinion she requested from the Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct. It is available here, as well as under the "Rules and Procedures" tab of the court's public website.
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