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Thomas Lee Kirsch II

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Born 1974.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated
Nov 16, 2020
Senate vote
51 to 44
Confirmed
Dec 15, 2020
Commissioned
Dec 17, 2020

Education

  • B.A., Indiana University, 1996
  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 1999

Career

  • Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1999-2000, 2008-2017
  • Law clerk, Hon. John D. Tinder, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2000-2001
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 2001-2008
  • Counsel to the assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice (on detail), 2006-2007
  • U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 2017-2020;

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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