U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitcircuitRetired 1941 · served 1937–1941Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) 25 signed orders read
Judge Treanor no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Treanor decides
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Procedural preferences
Treanor treated indispensable-party questions by asking whether the absent person's interests were separable from claims that could be decided among the parties before the court.
“The cause for a declaration of plaintiff’s rights respecting ownership of the policy is separable, and under Section 50 of the Judicial Code3 the District Court has authority to disregard it and to hear and determine the cause between the parties who are before the court.”
When testimony conflicted, Treanor left credibility and weight to the jury.
“it was the function of the jury to appraise the testimony of different witnesses and especially to determine the weight to be attached to the testimony of the defendant and the testimony which conflicted therewith.”
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a single assigned trial caseload.
A historical record
Judge Treanor 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.