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A federal judicial panel has dismissed a misconduct complaint against one of the 13 judges who last year signed a letter ...
Diane Sykes, chief judge of the 7th Circuit Appeals Court, is moving to semi-retirement after 33 years on the bench, opening ...
The complaint charged that the Columbia boycott violated the code of judicial ethics. Today, the Seventh Circuit Judicial Council dismissed that complaint. Here is the crux of the analysis ...
Matt McCullars, a former Assistant District Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Alabama and a veteran law ...
In certifying the question for the Supreme Court of Illinois, the panel noted the ramifications the decision could have in the insurance industry. The cost to represent the companies in the underlying ...
Seventh Circuit judges on Tuesday wrestled with what Chief Judge Diane S. Sykes called “an unusual use” of a procedural ...
All of that—the fun, the preparation, and the stress—gets amplified when you’re preparing to argue at the Seventh Circuit.
Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Diane Sykes plans to step down from active service on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, creating the first new vacancy on the Chicago-based court since U.S. President ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Diane Sykes will be taking senior status on Oct. 1, giving President Donald Trump a seat to fill on the Chicago-based appellate court.
The appointments include judges in Calhoun and Montgomery counties, and sheriffs in Perry and Calhoun counties.
The chief judge of the Seventh Circuit is an example for others to follow — including in her decision to retire.
Gov. DeSantis reappointed Robert Harris to the 4th Circuit commission and Terrence White to the 7th Circuit commission.