Rebecca Liane Taibleson

How Judge Taibleson rules, drawn from 9 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Position
circuit
Appointed by
Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Commissioned
2025-11-03
Education
Yale University, B.A., 2005; Yale Law School, J.D., 2010
Signed orders read
9

How Judge Taibleson decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Procedural preferences

Taibleson treats binding circuit precedent as controlling and requires a compelling reason before departing from it.

“where our precedent is clear, overturning it requires a”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States v. Sean Grusd
No. 24-3120 · 2026-01-14
Appeal (criminal defendant/appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Elizabeth Chitwood v. Ascension Health Alliance
No. 25-1933 · 2026-03-03
Appeal (employee/appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED”

Jane Doe 1 v. Steven Sloan
Nos. 25-1917, 25-1918 & 25-1919 · 2026-04-14
Appeal (plaintiffs/appellants) Denied

“We affirm the judgment below.”

Kimberly Ballard v. Ameren Illinois Company
No. 25-1562 · 2026-04-28
Appeal (employee/appellant) Granted

“We vacate and remand.”

City of Chicago v. BP P.L.C.
25-1916 · 2026-07-15
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.”

Dupont Water Company, Inc. v. City of Madison, Indiana
25-3131 · 2026-08-05
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.”

Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland Insurance Company
25-1067, 25-1134, 25-1285 & 25-1336 · 2026-08-05
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“The district court’s judgment is REVERSED in part and AFFIRMED in part.”

United States v. Lloyd
25-1967 · 2026-08-12
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Lloyd’s sentence is VACATED and his case is REMANDED for resentencing consistent with this opinion.”

Fields v. United States
24-2913 · 2026-08-17
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“The district court’s judgment is accordingly AFFIRMED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

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