United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:

The court is based at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals, composed of eleven judges.

The court offers a unique internet presence that includes a wiki and RSS feeds of opinions and oral arguments. No other United States District or Appellate Court offers oral arguments using these feeds to the internet with the exception of United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit which offers RSS features.

Current composition of the court

As of December 2007, the judges on the court are:

Pending nominations

As of Judge Tinder's appointment on Dec. 18, 2007 to Judge Manion's seat, there are no vacancies on the 7th Circuit.

List of former judges

Chief judges

The current Chief Judge of the Seventh Circuit is Judge Frank Easterbrook, who succeeded Judge Joel Flaum in November 2006.

Succession of seats

References

primary but incomplete source for the duty stations

secondary source for the duty stations
data is current to 2002

source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information

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