Frank Easterbrook
| Frank Easterbrook | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| Title: | Chief Justice |
| Station: | Chicago, IL |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 4/4/1985 - Present |
| Chief: | 2006 - Present |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1948 |
| Home State: | Buffalo, NY |
| Bachelors: | Swarthmore College '70 |
| Law School: | U. of Chicago Law '73 |
Frank Hoover Easterbrook (b. 1948) is a federal appeals judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He joined the court in 1985 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Easterbrook is the Chief Judge of the Court serving as the Court's highest administrative officer in conjunction with the Clerk of Court.
Early life and education
Born in Buffalo, New York, Easterbrook graduated from Swarthmore College with his Bachelor's Degree in 1970 and from the University of Chicago Law with his Juris Doctor degree in 1973.[1]
Professional career
- 1981-1985: Professor of law, University of Chicago
- 1980-1985: Principal employee, Lexecon, Inc., Chicago
- 1978-1981: Assistant professor of law, University of Chicago
- 1978-1979: Deputy U.S. solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1974-1977: Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Dept. of Justice
- 1973-1974: Law clerk, Hon. Levin Hicks Campbell, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit [1]
Judicial career
On the recommendation of Congressman Henry Hyde, Easterbrook was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit by President Ronald Reagan on February 25, 1985 to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333, 346, which was approved by Congress. Easterbrook was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 3, 1985 and received commission on April 4, 1985. Easterbrook has served as Chief Judge of the Court since 2006.[1]
Threat after gun case
McDonald v. Chicago
In 2009, Judge Easterbrook was threatened by a New Jersey blogger. Judge Easterbrook and two other Seventh Circuit upheld a gun ban in Chicago and Oak Park. Blogger Hal Turner wrote of his outrage over the decision, suggesting that the judges should be killed and that he would provide information about their home addresses. Turner was convicted of threatening a federal judge. [2] In December 2009, Turner's case was declared a mistrial after the jury was deadlocked. [3]
On March 2, 2010, Judge Easterbrook testified in the second trial of Hal Turner. Easterbrook, along with fellow Seventh Circuit judges Richard Posner and William Bauer, were called to testify in the Eastern District of New York. The trial was moved to New York over security issues.[4]
When asked by the prosecuting attorney if the Supreme Court overturned his ruling on McDonald v. Chicago and whether Turner could be correct on his statement, Judge Easterbrook responded: "This blog post says any judge who decides a case incorrectly who should be assassinated. That is not the way the system works."[4]
Notable cases
The notable case section on this page needs to be reformatted.
First Amendment
Callahan v. Fermon: Constitutional Law--First Amendment--Labor Matters[5]
Samuelson v. LaPorte Community School Corp.[6] Constitutional Law--First Amendment--Communications
Due Process
Worlds v. Spiegla[7] Due Process--Prisons
Kinslow v. Pullara[8] Due Process--Jurisdiction
Criminal Justice
Pettigrew v. Raemisch[9] Criminal Justice--Parole
Evans v. Thurmer[10] Criminal Justice--Parole
Pettigrew v. Raemisch[11] Criminal Justice--Imprisonment
Worlds v. Spiegla[12] Criminal Justice--Imprisonment
Keller v. Donahue[13] Criminal Justice--Imprisonment
U.S. v. Williams[14] Criminal Justice--Evidence
U.S. v. Banks[15] Criminal Justice--Discovery
Separation of Powers
U.S. v. Ellis[16] Seperation of Powers--Delegation of Judicial Powers
U.S. v. Dimitrov[17] Seperation of Powers--Delegation of Legislative Powers Powers
Commerce Clause
U.S. v. Jenkins[18] Commerce Clause
Baude v. Heath[19] Commerce Clause--State Power
Welfare and Transfer Payments
Consolidation Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs[20]Welfare and Transfer Payments--Social Security Benefits
Berger v. Astrue[21]Welfare and Transfer Payments--Social Security/Disability Benefits
Government Contracts
U.S. v. Rogan[22]Government Contracts--False Claims Act
Money
U.S. v. Alldredge[23]Government--Money--Counterfiting
Immunity
Blagojevich v. Gates[24]Government--Immunity
Contracts
IFC Credit Corp.v. United Business & Indus. Federal Credit Union[25]Commercial Law--Contracts--Forum Selection Clauses
Mia v. Potter[26]Commercial Law--Contracts--Modification
RB&W Mfg. LLC v. Buford[27]Commercial Law--Contracts--Novation
Consumer Protection
Mia v. Potter[28]Commercial Law--Contracts--Modification
Corporations
Judson Atkinson Candies, Inc. v. Latini-Hohberger Dhimantec[29]Business Organizations--Piercing the Corporate Veil
Partnerships
Cemco Investors, LLC v. U.S.[30]Business Organizations--Partnerships--Mutual Rights and Duties of Partners and Third Parties
Personal Injury
Windy City Metal Fabricators & Supply, Inc. v. CIT Technical Financing Services, Inc.[31]Personal Injury--Consumer Protection
U.S. v. Caputo[32]Personal Injury--Consumer Protection
Emotional Distress
Casey-Beich v. United Parcel Service, Inc.[33]Personal Injury--Consumer Protection
Products Liability
Atlantic Mut. Ins. Co. v. Jardis Industries, Inc.[34]Products Liability
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Frank Easterbrook FJC Bio
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times "Fresh fears for judges", July 13, 2009
- ↑ Seattle Times, "NY judge declares mistrial in NJ blogger trial," December 7, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York Times "3 U.S. Judges Testify in a Death Threat Case", March 3, 2010
- ↑ 526 F.3d 1040
- ↑ 526 F.3d 1046
- ↑ Fed.Appx. 625
- ↑ 538 F.3d 687
- ↑ 2008 WL 4466795
- ↑ 278 Fed.Appx. 679
- ↑ 2008 WL 4466795
- ↑ 277 Fed.Appx. 625
- ↑ 271 Fed.Appx. 531
- ↑ 522 F.3d 809
- ↑ 546 F.3d 507
- ↑ 522 F.3d 737
- ↑ 546 F.3d 409
- ↑ 2008 WL 5102524
- ↑ 538 F.3d 608
- ↑ 521 F.3d 723
- ↑ 516 F.3d 539
- ↑ 517 F.3d 449
- ↑ 2008 WL 5382638
- ↑ 519 F.3d 370
- ↑ 512 F.3d 989
- ↑ 282 Fed.Appx. 478
- ↑ 263 Fed.Appx. 486
- ↑ 282 Fed.Appx. 478
- ↑ 529 F.3d 371
- ↑ 515 F.3d 749
- ↑ 536 F.3d 663
- ↑ 517 F.3d 935
- ↑ 295 Fed.Appx. 92
- ↑ 290 Fed.Appx. 940
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1985–present |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 1981 |
Bartlett • Beam • Becker • Bork • Cacheris • Cardamone • Chapman • Coughenour • Cox • Crow • Cyr • Doumar • Eschbach • Forrester • Garwood • Gibson • Glasser • Hall • Hamilton • Head • Jones • Kiser • Krenzler • Lee • Magnuson • McLaughlin • Miner • Moore • Nowlin • O'Connor • Pierce • Posner • Potter • Russell • Ryan • Shabaz • Sprizzo • Stevens • Waters • Wilhoit • Wilkins • Winter | ||
| 1982 |
Acker • Acosta • Altimari • Bell • Bissell • Black • Bullock • Caldwell • Coffey • Contie • Coyle • Dowd • Fagg • Fong • Fox • Gadbois • Gibson • Ginsburg • Hart • Higginbotham • Hogan • Irving • Jackson • Jolly • Kanne • Kovachevich • Krupansky • Lynch • Mansmann • McNamara • Mencer • Mentz • Mihm • Moody • Nordberg • Paul • Pieras • Plunkett • Porfilio • Potter • Pratt • Rafeedie • Restani • Roberts • Scalia • Selya • Telesca • Wellford | ||
| 1983 |
Baldock • Barbour • Barry • Bowman • Carman • Carter • Curran • Davis • Dorsey • Feldman • Fish • Flaum • Gibbons • Hallanan • Harris • Hinojosa • Hull • Hupp • Katz • Keenan • Kelly • Kram • Laffitte • Limbaugh, Sr. • Limbaugh, Sr. • Milburn • Nesbitt • Nevas • O'Neill • Rymer • Sharp • Starr • Vinson • Vukasin • Wexler • Woods | ||
| 1984 |
Barker • Beezer • Biggers • Billings • Bissell • Boyle • Brewster • Browning • DiCarlo • Duhe • Garcia • George • Hall • Hargrove • Higgins • Hill • Holland • Ideman • Jarvis • Keller • Leavy • Lee • Legge • Leisure • Little • Livaudais • Longobardi • McKibben • Milburn • Newman • Norgle • Prado • Rea • Rosenblatt • Rovner • Scirica • Smith, Jr. • Sneeden • Stotler • Suhrheinrich • Torruella • Wiggins • Wilkinson | ||
| 1985 |
Alley • Altimari • Anderson • Aquilino • Archer • Arnold • Baldock • Batchelder • Battey • Broomfield • Brown • Brown • Brunetti • Buckley • Cobb • Conmy • Cowen • Davidson • Dimmick • Duff • Easterbrook • Edgar • Farnan • Fernandez • Fitzpatrick • Fuste • Greene • Gunn • Guy • Hall • Hilton • Holderman • Hughes • Johnson • Jones • Korman • Kozinski • La Plata • Leinenweber • Letts • Lovell • Ludwig • Maloney • Mansmann • Marcus • McDonald • Meredith • Miller • Mills • Miner • Motz • Nelson • Noonan • Porfilio • Revercomb • Rhoades • Ripple • Rodriguez • Rosenbaum • Roth • Ryan • Sam • Scott • Sentelle • Silberman • Sporkin • Stanton • Stapleton • Strand • Strom • Tacha • Tevrizian • Thompson • Todd • Tsoucalas • Walker • Walter • Weber • Williams • Wilson • Wingate • Wolf • Wollman • Young • Zloch | ||
| 1986 |
Anderson • Boggs • Bryan • Cedarbaum • Cholakis • Conway • Davies • Dearie • Dubina • Duggan • Edmondson • Fawsett • Fitzwater • Gex • Graham • Hackett • Hansen • Henderson • Hittner • Howard • Jensen • Kay • Kleinfeld • Kosik • Lagueux • Lechner • Magill • Mahoney • Manion • McAvoy • McQuade • Norris • O'Scannlain • Rehnquist • Ryskamp • Scalia • Selya • Simpson • Smalkin • Spencer • Stiehl • Wilkins • Williams • Woodlock • Zatkoff | ||
| 1987 |
Alesia • Beam • Bell • Conboy • Cowen • Cummings • Daronco • Doty • Dwyer • Ebel • Ellis • Gadola • Gawthrop • Greenberg • Harrington • Howard • Hoyt • Hutchinson • Kanne • Kelly • Larimer • Leavy • Lew • Marsh • Mayer • McKinney • Michel • Mukasey • Musgrave • Niemeyer • Parker • Phillips • Politan • Pro • Raggi • Reasoner • Reed • Scirica • Sentelle • Smith • Smith • Stadtmueller • Standish • Tinder • Torres • Trott • Turner • Van Antwerpen • Voorhees • Webb • Whipple • Wolin • Wolle • Wood • Zagel | ||
| 1988 |
Arcara • Babcock • Brorby • Butler • Cambridge • Camp • Conlon • Cox • Dubois • Duhe • Ezra • Forester • Friedman • Garza • Hutton • Jordan • Kennedy • Lake • Lamberth • Lifland • Lozano • Marovich • Nygaard • Patterson • Schell • Smith • Smith • Tilley • Waldman • Zilly | ||
