Frank Hoover Easterbrook
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Born 1948.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 25, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Apr 3, 1985
- Commissioned
- Apr 4, 1985
Education
- B.A., Swarthmore College, 1970
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1973
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Levin H. Campbell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1973-1974
- Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-1977
- Deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1979
- Principal employee, Lexecon, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1980-1985
- Faculty, University of Chicago Law School, 1978-1985
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2006-2013
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, August 1, 1984; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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