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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
5/24/18  New
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.
5/1/18  New
Seventh Circuit Operating Procedure 11: Video-Recording Policy has been added.

Please see the Rules page for details.
4/23/2018  New
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.
3/22/2018
 Notice of Proposed Circuit Rule Changes and Opportunity for Comment

Notice is hereby given that the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071, proposes the modification of Circuit Rule 10 and the recision of Circuit Rule 11.

Please see the Rules or News page for details.
3/2/18  New
The Seventh Circuit has adopted the new Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan.

Please see the Clerkships page for details.
12/29/17
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.
12/1/17  
Technical amendment to Fed.R.App.P. Rule 4: Subdivision (a)(4)(B)(iii). House document 115-35 details.  See also: News.
10/20/17
On November 13, 2017, the Supreme Court’s electronic filing system began operation. While paper will remain the official form of filing as under existing practice, parties represented by counsel will also be required to submit most documents through the new electronic filing system. Attorneys who expect to file documents electronically will need to register in advance for the system. Please see the details.
10/11/17
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.
8/22/17  
Revisions to the proposed Federal Civil Jury Instructions of the Seventh Circuit

[The Circuit’s Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions has, with the permission of the Circuit Counsel, revised Parts 6 and 7 of the earlier version. The Committee is continuing to revise and supplement the existing pattern instructions.]    (revised August, 2017)
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