Joshua Paul Kolar
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Born 1976.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 8, 2024
- Senate vote
- 66 to 25
- Confirmed
- Jan 30, 2024
- Commissioned
- Jan 31, 2024
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2019-2024
Education
- B.A., Northwestern University, 1999
- J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), 2003
Career
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2005, 2006-2007
- Law clerk, Hon. Wayne R. Andersen, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2005-2006
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 2007-2018
- national security lead and antiterrorism advisory council coordinator, 2015-2018
- U.S. Navy Reserve (formerly U.S. Naval Reserve) (highest rank: lieutenant commander), 2009-2014, 2015-
- U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2014-2015
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, July 27, 2023; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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