United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
(7th Cir.)
Location	Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse (Chicago)
Appeals from	Central District of Illinois; Northern District of Illinois; Southern District of Illinois; Northern District of Indiana; Southern District of Indiana; Eastern District of Wisconsin; Western District of Wisconsin;
Established	June 16, 1891
Judges	11
Circuit Justice	Amy Coney Barrett
Chief Judge	Diane S. Sykes
	www.ca7.uscourts.gov

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:

The court is based at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago and is composed of eleven appellate judges. It is one of 13 United States courts of appeals.

The court offers a relatively unique internet presence that includes wiki and RSS feeds of opinions and oral arguments.^[1] It is also notable for having one of the most prominent law and economics scholars, Judge Frank Easterbrook, on its court.^[2] Richard Posner, another prominent law and economics scholar, also served on this court until his retirement in 2017.^[3] Three judges from the Seventh Circuit, Sherman Minton, John Paul Stevens, and Amy Coney Barrett, have been appointed as Associate Justices of the Supreme Court.

^ Seventh Circuit Opinions. The Seventh Circuit is now joined by the Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Fourth, Ninth, DC, and Federal Circuits in having RSS feeds of their opinions.
^ Lewis, Neil A. (May 11, 2009). "Potential Justice Offers a Counterpoint in Chicago". New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
^ O'Connell, Jason Meisner, Patrick M. "Richard Posner announces sudden retirement from federal appeals court in Chicago". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)