Judges of the Court - United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Judges of the Court

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is made up of Active Judges and judges who have retired to Senior status but remain on the bench. Vacant seats on the Court are filled by Judges appointed by the President of the United States.

The clerk of court serves as the public contact for the court and its judges:

Clerk of Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
219 S. Dearborn Street
Room 2722
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 435-5850

Name	Commission Date	Status	Chambers
Chief Judge Diane S. Sykes	7/1/2004	Active	Milwaukee, WI
Judge Frank H. Easterbrook	4/4/1985	Active	Chicago, IL
Judge Kenneth F. Ripple	5/10/1985	Senior	South Bend, IN
Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner	8/17/1992	Senior	Chicago, IL
Judge David F. Hamilton	11/23/2009	Senior	Bloomington, IN
Judge Michael B. Brennan	5/11/2018	Active	Milwaukee, WI
Judge Michael Y. Scudder, Jr.	5/21/2018	Active	Chicago, IL
Judge Amy J. St Eve	5/23/2018	Active	Chicago, IL
Judge Thomas L. Kirsch II	12/17/2020	Active	Hammond, IN
Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi	7/1/2021	Active	Chicago, IL
Judge John Z. Lee	9/9/2022	Active	Chicago, IL
Judge Doris L. Pryor	12/9/2022	Active	Indianapolis, IN
Judge Joshua P. Kolar	1/31/2024	Active	Hammond, IN
Judge Nancy L. Maldonado	7/11/2024	Active	Chicago, IL

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