Quick facts
Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Position circuit
Status Retired 1974
Served 1961–1974
Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Commissioned 1961-06-30
Education Notre Dame Law School, LL.B., 1923
Signed orders read 25
Last updated 2026-07-13
Motion outcomes
AppealN = 25
counts only
8 2 15
Counted from classified signed orders. A “1 of 1” is one ruling, not a tendency.
About this data
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How Judge Kiley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Kiley required a probationer to receive an opportunity to confront the alleged violation and be heard before revocation.
“Here Panzeca was denied that opportunity.”
He allowed amendment where the plaintiff alleged conduct outside a prosecutor's official authority or duty.
“when he is properly alleged to be guilty of conduct of a character not in the field of his prosecutorial authority or duty, the pleading against him may not be dismissed”
He declined to disturb discretionary case-management rulings without a concrete showing of prejudice.
“we hold that there was no reversible error in the absence of a showing of prejudice.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
In the Matter of Creative Buildings, Inc., Debtor
498 F.2d 1 (7th Cir. 1974) · 1974-06-24
Appeal (seller/reclamation claimant/appellant)
Denied
“Affirmed.”
Virgil D. Foster v. National Starch and Chemical Company
500 F.2d 81 (7th Cir. 1974) · 1974-06-24
Appeal (injured contractor employee/appellant)
Denied
“Affirmed.”
Timothy O'Mara v. Petersen Sand & Gravel Company, Inc.
498 F.2d 896 (7th Cir. 1974) · 1974-05-07
Appeal (returning servicemember and employer/cross-appellants)
Granted in part
“Affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded.”
Willard Holton, doing business as Holton Cartage v. Jerry L. Boman
493 F.2d 1176 (7th Cir. 1974) · 1974-03-28
Appeal (civil-rights plaintiff/appellant)
Granted
“The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded with direction to grant Holton leave to file the second amended complaint and for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
United States v. Russell Lee Scott
494 F.2d 298 (7th Cir. 1974) · 1974-02-26
Appeal (criminal defendant/appellant)
Denied
“Affirmed.”
Ernest Brooks v. Center Township
485 F.2d 383 (7th Cir. 1973) · 1973-10-03
Appeal (benefits recipient/appellant)
Granted
“Reversed and remanded with directions.”
United States v. Miklos Polesti
489 F.2d 822 (7th Cir. 1973) · 1973-08-21
Appeal (criminal defendant/appellant)
Denied
“For the foregoing reasons the judgment of the district court is affirmed.”
United States v. Willie Thomas Spinks
470 F.2d 64 (7th Cir. 1972) · 1972-11-13
Appeal (criminal defendant/appellant)
Denied
“Affirmed.”
Sinclair Glass Company v. National Labor Relations Board
465 F.2d 209 (7th Cir. 1972) · 1972-07-07
Appeal (employer/petitioner)
Denied
“Enforced.”
United States v. George Anthony Panzeca
463 F.2d 1216 (7th Cir. 1972) · 1972-06-19
Appeal (probationer/appellant)
Granted
“The revocation judgment and sentence are vacated and the cause remanded for further proceedings.”
United States v. Eugene Lufman
457 F.2d 165 (7th Cir. 1972) · 1972-02-23
Appeal (criminal defendant/appellant)
Granted
“Reversed.”
United States v. Gerald Edwin Heft
435 F.2d 540 (7th Cir. 1970) · 1970-12-07
Appeal (criminal defendant/appellant)
Denied
“the judgment is affirmed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a single assigned trial caseload.
A historical record
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