U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
65 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Amy J. St. Eve
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Doris L. Pryor
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Joshua Paul Kolar
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Francis Ryan DuffyRetired 1979
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Hardress Nathan SwaimRetired 1957
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
James Earl MajorRetired 1972
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Walter C. LindleyRetired 1958
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Walter Emanuel TreanorRetired 1941
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Michael B. Brennan
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Amy Coney BarrettRetired 2020
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Diane S. Sykes
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Frank H. Easterbrook
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Michael Yale Scudder Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Diane Pamela WoodRetired 2024
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Thomas Lee Kirsch II
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
David Frank Hamilton
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Ann Claire WilliamsRetired 2018
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Terence Thomas EvansRetired 2011
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
John Zihun Lee
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Kenneth Francis Ripple
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Michael Stephen KanneRetired 2022
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Richard Dickson CudahyRetired 2015
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Thomas E. FairchildRetired 2007
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Richard A. PosnerRetired 2017
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
William Morris SparksRetired 1950
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
John Paul StevensRetired 1975
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Walter J. Cummings Jr.Retired 1999
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
John Louis CoffeyRetired 2012
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Elmer Jacob SchnackenbergRetired 1968
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
John Simpson HastingsRetired 1977
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Latham CastleRetired 1986
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Louis FitzHenryRetired 1935
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Roger Joseph KileyRetired 1974
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
William Lynn ParkinsonRetired 1959
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Winfred George KnochRetired 1983
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Albert Barnes AndersonRetired 1938
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Jesse Ernest EschbachRetired 2005
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Robert Arthur SprecherRetired 1982
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Sherman MintonRetired 1949
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Otto Kerner Jr.Retired 1974
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Otto Kerner Sr.Retired 1952
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Philip J. FinneganRetired 1959
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Philip Willis ToneRetired 1980
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Christian Cecil KohlsaatRetired 1918
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Evan Alfred EvansRetired 1948
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Francis Elisha BakerRetired 1924
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
George True PageRetired 1941
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Harlington Wood Jr.Retired 2008
Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
James Graham JenkinsRetired 1905
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Samuel AlschulerRetired 1939
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Wilbur Frank Pell Jr.Retired 2000
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
William Allen WoodsRetired 1901
Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
William Henry SeamanRetired 1915
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Walter Quintin GreshamRetired 1893
Circuit judge, appointed by Chester A. Arthur (Republican)
Luther M. SwygertRetired 1988
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Peter Stenger GrosscupRetired 1911
Circuit judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
John William ShowalterRetired 1898
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Rebecca Liane Taibleson
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Nancy Lee Maldonado
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Joel Martin FlaumRetired 2024
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Daniel Anthony ManionRetired 2024
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
John Daniel TinderRetired 2015
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
William Joseph BauerRetired 2025
Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)