History / Courts

U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit

10 judges have served since Dec 22, 1869. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
10
8 R · 2 D
Longest tenure
15 years
Thomas Drummond
Current
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nobody
history/court/circuit-courts-for-the-seventh-circuitEvery holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020Thomas Drummond · 1869-12-22 – 1884-07-18 · RepublicanWalter Quintin Gresham · 1884-12-09 – 1893-03-03 · RepublicanJames Graham Jenkins · 1893-03-23 – 1905-02-23 · DemocratWilliam Henry Seaman · 1905-03-01 – 1911-12-31 · RepublicanWilliam Allen Woods · 1892-03-17 – 1901-06-29 · RepublicanFrancis Elisha Baker · 1902-01-21 – 1911-12-31 · RepublicanJohn William Showalter · 1895-03-01 – 1898-12-10 · DemocratPeter Stenger Grosscup · 1899-01-23 – 1911-10-23 · RepublicanChristian Cecil Kohlsaat · 1905-03-18 – 1911-12-31 · RepublicanJulian William Mack · 1911-01-31 – 1911-12-31 · Republican
Julian William Mack R
Jan 31, 1911 – Dec 31, 1911 · 11 months · appointed by William H. Taft
Christian Cecil Kohlsaat R
Mar 18, 1905 – Dec 31, 1911 · 6.8 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
William Henry Seaman R
Mar 1, 1905 – Dec 31, 1911 · 6.8 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Francis Elisha Baker R
Jan 21, 1902 – Dec 31, 1911 · 9.9 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Peter Stenger Grosscup R
Jan 23, 1899 – Oct 23, 1911 · 13 years · appointed by William McKinley
John William Showalter D
Mar 1, 1895 – Dec 10, 1898 · 3.8 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
James Graham Jenkins D
Mar 23, 1893 – Feb 23, 1905 · 12 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
William Allen Woods R
Mar 17, 1892 – Jun 29, 1901 · 9.3 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison · confirmed 25–24
Walter Quintin Gresham R
Dec 9, 1884 – Mar 3, 1893 · 8.2 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
Thomas Drummond R
Dec 22, 1869 – Jul 18, 1884 · 15 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.