Welcome to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

This web page has been specifically created in order to assist you in the acquisition of the forms, documents and benefits information necessary to begin your employment with the court. To begin, select the appropriate CHECKLIST from the list to the left to see the forms required for your position.

All necessary forms and instructions can then be accessed through the FORMS section of this website. Please follow the instructions which accompany each form. Most forms are PDF form fillable and should be printed, signed, dated and then either mailed, or scanned and e-mailed, to our office one month prior to your entrance on duty.

Please contact our office as soon as possible if you are transferring to the court from another federal agency, have prior paid federal service, or are currently working as an attorney in a law firm.

U.S. Court of Appeals
Human Resources Department
Room 1670
219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604

Please keep in mind that your promptness in accessing and submitting your completed employment forms will assist us in adding you to our payroll in a timely manner.

Please do not hesitate to contact Human Resources with any questions, comments or concerns:

Kathleen O’Malley
Director
Human Resources
312/435-5884
Kathy@ca7.uscourts.gov

Grace Moriarty
Personnel Specialist
312/435-5513
Grace_Moriarty@ca7.uscourts.gov

The Federal Judicial Center interactive program: "Inside the Federal Courts" may be of interest to you.