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Honorable Diane S. Sykes, Chief Judge
 
Pattern Jury Instructions
 
PROPOSED PATTERN CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS

The Committee on Federal Criminal Jury Instructions of the Seventh Circuit submits the attached proposed new and revised pattern criminal jury instructions for public comment. The Committee will accept comments through October 10, 2025.

Proposed Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions

PATTERN JURY INSTRUCTIONS BUILDER

The Pattern Jury Instructions Builder, found at the following link, allows users to generate customized pattern jury instructions for a particular case. All current Civil and Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions have been uploaded into the Pattern Jury Instructions Builder.

Pattern Jury Instruction Builder

PATTERN CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS

The William J. Bauer Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions of the Seventh Circuit (2023 edition)

PATTERN PATENT JURY INSTRUCTIONS
The 2020 revisions to Part 11 (Patents) of the Seventh Circuit’s Pattern Civil Jury Instructions have been approved for publication by the Circuit Council.

Pattern Patent Jury Instructions (Part 11) of the Pattern Civil Jury Instructions

PATTERN CIVIL JURY INSTRUCTIONS
Pattern Civil Jury Instructions