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 following United States district courts:

Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of Illinois
Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin

The court is based at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois.

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Judges

The judges on the court (as of December 3, 2004) are:

Chief Judge Joel M. Flaum, Chicago, Illinois
Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner, Chicago, Illinois
Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, Chicago, Illinois
Circuit Judge Kenneth F. Ripple, South Bend, Indiana
Circuit Judge Daniel A. Manion, South Bend, Indiana
Circuit Judge Michael S. Kanne, Lafayette, Indiana
Circuit Judge Ilana K. D. Rovner, Chicago, Illinois
Circuit Judge Diane P. Wood, Chicago, Illinois
Circuit Judge Terence T. Evans, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Circuit Judge Ann C. Williams, Chicago, Illinois
Circuit Judge Diane S. Sykes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Senior Circuit Judge Thomas Edward Fairchild, Chicago, Illinois
Senior Circuit Judge Wiliam J. Bauer, Chicago, Illinois
Senior Circuit Judge Harlington Wood, Jr., Springfield, Illinois
Senior Circuit Judge Richard D. Cudahy, Chicago, Illinois
Senior Circuit Judge Jesse E. Eschbach, West Palm Beach, Florida
Senior Circuit Judge John L. Coffey, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

(Here circuit judges and senior circuit judges are listed in order of seniority.)

No judgeships are vacant.

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Chief judges

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In order to qualify for the office of Chief Judge, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as Chief Judge. A vacancy in the office of Chief Judge is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The Chief Judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. Unlike the Chief Justice of the United States, a Chief Judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion. See 28 U.S.C. § 45 (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+28USC45).

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External links

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/)
Recent opinions from FindLaw (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=7th&navby=year&year=recent)
Federal Judicial Center (http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/usca_07_frm?OpenFrameSet)Template:Gov-stub

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