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The [[United States]] Court of Appeals for the '''Seventh Circuit''' presides in [[Chicago]] over [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]] and [[Wisconsin]]. It handles appeals from [[federal]] district courts in those states.

The Seventh Circuit long had several prolific judges who are former professors at the [[University of Chicago]], where they embraced a [[free market ]] [[economic]] philosophy. Judge Frank Easterbrook has also long presided on the Seventh Circuit, and is known for his colorful, sometimes acerbic writing style. Richard Posner was a longtime judge there, and [[Amy Coney Barrett]] was briefly a judge there before being nominated and confirmed to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].

It is As of July 2023, seven out of ten active judges on the Seventh Circuit where Judge Amy Coney Barrett presidesare Republican nominees, including four judges nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] and confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. Judge Frank Easterbrook has also long presided on Not all of the Seventh CircuitRepublican nominees are [[conservative]], however, and there is known for his colorful, sometimes acerbic writing stylea vacancy likely to be filled by President [[Biden]] in addition to the three judges he has placed on that court already.