John Paul Stevens
How Judge Stevens rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Stevens no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Stevens
John Paul Stevens was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, Judge Stevens received a commission on October 14, 1970. Judge Stevens left the court on December 19, 1975 on appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the judgment of the district court dismissing his petition without an evidentiary hearing is affirmed.”
“The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“Reversed and remanded.”
“The order denying appellant’s petition for habeas corpus is affirmed.”
“Accordingly, we affirm the order denying the motion for preliminary injunction and hold that the complaint was properly dismissed.”
“The judgment dismissing the complaint on the merits is reversed and the case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“The order dismissing Gutierrez’s complaint is affirmed. The orders dismissing the complaints filed by Miller, Green and Thomas are reversed. The injunctive orders entered in Armstrong and Krause are vacated without prejudice to the entry of appropriately fashioned decrees on remand.”
A historical record
Judge Stevens no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.