U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitcircuitRetired 1924 · served 1902–1924Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) 25 signed orders read
Judge Baker no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Baker decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Baker required the appellant to preserve and transmit the evidence needed to show error; an incomplete appellate record did not create a presumption against the trial court.
“there is no room for contending that error must be presumed.”
A wharf owner was not an insurer but had to use reasonable diligence to identify hazards in berths offered to vessels.
“Though a wharfinger is not a guarantor of safety, he must use reasonable diligence to ascertain the condition of the berths into which he invites vessels”
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a single assigned trial caseload.
A historical record
Judge Baker no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.