Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois, Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana, Eastern District of Wisconsin, and Western District of Wisconsin. Eleven appellate judges make up the court, which has its headquarters in Chicago at the Dirksen Federal Building.It is one of the 13 appeals courts in the United States.
Some of the notable judges in the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago, IL are: Diane S. Sykes, Frank H. Easterbrook, Iliana Rovner, David F. Hamilton, Michael B. Brennan, Michael Y. Scudder, Amy J. St. Eve, Thomas Kirsch, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, John Z. Lee.
The chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is Diane S. Sykes. Chief judges preside over any panel on which they serve unless the circuit justice—the Supreme Court justice in charge of the circuit—is also on the panel—they have administrative responsibilities for their circuits.
