The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is the federal appellate court which hears appeals filed from the following districts: the Western District of Wisconsin, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Southern District of Illinois, Central District of Ilinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Indiana, and Northern District of Indiana.

This court hears cases in Chicago, Illinois at the Dirksen Federal Building. The address for the clerk's office is: U.S. Court of Appeals, Room 2722, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604. The office phone number is 312-435-5850.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has 14 judges, one of which is a chief judge. The office of the chief judge is rotated among the judges on an annual basis, and is responsible for daily administrative duties for the court. In order to become a chief judge, a judge must be at least 70 years old or have served for at least seven years. If no judge in the court meets these criteria, they are waived.

Contact information for each of the judges is found at www.ca7.uscourts.gov/contact.htm.

The main website for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is found at www.ca7.uscourts.gov/. This site provides information for both attorneys and parties to any case, including the court's rules and procedures, dockets, a daily argument and session calendar, guides to court fees and access to electronic case filing and online forms.

There is even a link to the PACER system, which allows registered users to search for court records online.  A link to the library of the U.S. Courts of the Seventh Circuit is also ound at www.lb7.uscourts.gov/. These libraries are located in Chicago, East St. Louis, Indianapolis, Madison, Milwaukee and South Bend.