Seventh Circuit / Appointed 1905 / Served to 1918

Christian Cecil Kohlsaat

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

Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 and confirmed by voice vote, Christian Cecil Kohlsaat was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Old University of Chicago Law Department (now Northwestern Pritzker School of Law). He previously served on the Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit.Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, March 18, 1905

Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt, 1905
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Old of Chicago Law Department (now Northwestern Pritzker Law)
Succeeded by
George True Page
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1899Northern District of Illinois · succeeded Peter Stenger GrosscupMcKinley (R)voice
1905U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh CircuitRoosevelt (R)voice
1905Seventh CircuitRoosevelt (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Old University of Chicago
Old University of Chicago Law Department (now Northwestern Pritzker School of Law)LL.B.
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Sources

13 years on the Seventh Circuit. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).