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:
The University of Minnesota Law School is the law school of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis,Minnesota. The school confers four law degrees:a Juris Doctor (J.D.),a Master of Laws (LL.M.),a Master of Science in Patent Law (M.S.P.L.),and a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). The J.D. program offers a number of concentration opportunities,as well as dual and joint degree options with other graduate and professional schools of the university.
Diane Schwerm Sykes is an American jurist and lawyer who serves as the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1999 to 2004.
The University of Wisconsin Law School is the law school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Located in Madison,Wisconsin,the school was founded in 1868. The University of Wisconsin Law School is guided by a "law in action" philosophy,which emphasizes the role of the law in practice and society. Juris Doctor graduates of the law school enjoy admission to the Wisconsin bar by diploma privilege.
Kenneth Francis Ripple is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Case Western Reserve University School of Law is one of eight schools at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland,Ohio. It was one of the first schools accredited by the American Bar Association. It is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). It was initially named for Franklin Thomas Backus,a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court,whose widow donated $50,000 to found the school in 1892.
The University of Iowa College of Law is the law school of the University of Iowa,located in Iowa City,Iowa. It was founded in 1865.
Marquette University Law School is the law school of Marquette University in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. It is one of two law schools in Wisconsin and the only private law school in the state. Founded in 1892 as the Milwaukee Law Class,MULS is housed in Eckstein Hall on Marquette University's campus in downtown Milwaukee.
The University of Illinois College of Law is the law school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,a public university in Champaign,Illinois. It was established in 1897 and offers the J.D.,LL.M.,and J.S.D. degrees.
The University of Washington School of Law is the law school of the University of Washington,located on the northwest corner of the main campus in Seattle,Washington. The school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1909.
Jeffrey P. Minear was the counselor to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Minear began work at the Supreme Court on September 11,2006. Previously he had been senior litigation counsel and assistant to the Solicitor General,Department of Justice (DOJ).
Ann Claire Williams is a retired United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is currently of counsel at Jones Day.
Elwyn Riley Shaw was an Illinois lawyer and judge who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (1933–1942),United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1944–1950) and briefly as a member of National Railway Labor Panel in 1943.
Samuel Hubbel Treat Jr. was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
