Rebecca Taibleson

• Michael I. Krauss (father)

Rebecca Liane Taibleson
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Designate
Assuming office TBD
Education	Yale University (BA, JD)

Rebecca Liane Taibleson ^[2] is an American lawyer who currently serves as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. She has been confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Early life and education

Taibleson was born Rebecca Liane Krauss in 1983 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. ^[3] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Yale University in 2005. ^[1] She completed her first year at Stanford Law School before transferring and receiving a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2010. ^[3] She served as a law clerk for then-judge Brett Kavanaugh of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2010 to 2011 and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia from 2011 to 2012. ^[4]

Career

Taibleson was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis from 2012 to 2016. Since 2016, she has been an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, where she is co-Chief of the office's Appellate Division. ^{[4] [5]} She concurrently served as an assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States in the United States Department of Justice from 2019 to 2022 having argued two cases before the Supreme Court: Torres v. Madrid and United States v. Taylor . ^[6]

Nomination to court of appeals

On August 14, 2025, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Taibleson to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge Diane S. Sykes. ^{[4] [7]} The nomination was transmitted to the United States Senate on September 15, 2025. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted 12–10 to advance her nomination to the full Senate on October 9, 2025. ^[8] On October 23, 2025, the U.S. Senate voted for cloture on her nomination by a vote of 50 to 45. ^[9] On October 27, 2025, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–46 vote. She is awaiting her judicial commission.

Personal

Taibleson married Benjamin Philip Taibleson in July 2011. They met while both were separately preparing to climb Mount Everest. The couple are Jewish. ^[1] Taibleson is the daughter of attorneys Cynthia Conner-Krauss and Michael I. Krauss, a professor emeritus of law at Antonin Scalia Law School. ^[1] She resides in Fox Point, Wisconsin. ^[3]

See also

• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 9)

References

1. Laskey, Margaux (July 2, 2011). "Rebecca Krauss, Benjamin Taibleson". New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
2. "In the Matter of REBECCA LIANE TAIBLESON, an Attorney" (PDF). decisions.courts.state.ny.us. State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department. June 1, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
3. Taibleson, Rebecca Liane (September 18, 2025). "Taibleson's Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
4. Bice, Daniel (August 14, 2025). "President Trump taps Milwaukee federal prosecutor to fill seat on U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
5. "Eastern District of Wisconsin | Divisions". www.justice.gov. January 29, 2015.
6. "Rebecca Taibleson to the Seventh Circuit". The Wall Street Journal. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
7. "Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)". Truth Social.
8. "Senate Panel Advances Circuit Pick Who Drew Conservative Ire". Bloomberg Law.
9. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov.

External links

• Appearances at the U.S. Supreme Court from the Oyez Project

Legal offices
Preceded by Diane S. Sykes	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Taking office 2025	Designate