| Court Type: | circuit |
| Court Name: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Abbreviation: | 7th Cir. |
| Seal: | Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.svg |
| Seal Size: | 150 |
| Map Image Name: | File:7th Circuit map.svg |
| Courthouse: | Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse |
| Location: | Chicago |
| Appeals From: | Central District of Illinois |
| Appeals From1: | Northern District of Illinois |
| Appeals From2: | Southern District of Illinois |
| Appeals From3: | Northern District of Indiana |
| Appeals From4: | Southern District of Indiana |
| Appeals From5: | Eastern District of Wisconsin |
| Appeals From6: | Western District of Wisconsin |
| Established: | June 16, 1891 |
| Judges Assigned: | 11 |
| Circuit Justice: | Amy Coney Barrett |
| Chief: | Diane S. Sykes |
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.