Frank Hoover Easterbrook
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank Hoover Easterbrook is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1973. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1948 · age 78
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Swarthmore College 1970 · University of Chicago Law School 1973
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Seventh Circuit | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Swarthmore College | B.A. | 1970 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 1973 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Easterbrook authored 728 published opinions for the court (2007–2026). Most cited: Henry Ortiz v. Werner Enterprises, Incorporat (1,674 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Henry Ortiz v. Werner Enterprises, Incorporat | 834 F.3d 760 | 1,674 |
| 2018 | Kirk Horshaw v. Mark Casper | 910 F.3d 1027 | 258 |
| 2018 | Elijah Manuel v. City of Joliet | 903 F.3d 667 | 231 |
| 2019 | Pickett v. Chi. Transit Auth. | 930 F.3d 869 | 229 |
| 2017 | Thomas Chapman v. Yellow Cab Cooperative | 875 F.3d 846 | 220 |
| 2019 | Reginald Young v. United States | 942 F.3d 349 | 137 |
| 2015 | Arnold Chapman v. First Index, Incorporated | 796 F.3d 783 | 136 |
| 2020 | United States v. Tequila Gunn | 980 F.3d 1178 | 119 |
| 2013 | Brian Swetlik v. Kevin Crawford | 738 F.3d 818 | 115 |
| 2014 | Kevin Harold v. Christopher Steel | 773 F.3d 884 | 111 |
| 2014 | United States v. Roberto Flores, Jr. | 739 F.3d 337 | 110 |
| 2019 | Jennifer Miller v. Southwest Airlines Company | 926 F.3d 898 | 107 |
| 2013 | Ira Holtzman v. Gregory Turza | 728 F.3d 682 | 102 |
| 2015 | David Schlemm v. Matthew Frank | 784 F.3d 362 | 97 |
| 2020 | Darlene Brunett v. Convergent Outsourcing Inc. | 982 F.3d 1067 | 95 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 728 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Frank Hoover Easterbrook?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Frank Hoover Easterbrook to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1985.
- Was Frank Hoover Easterbrook appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frank Hoover Easterbrook was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frank Hoover Easterbrook's confirmation vote?
- Frank Hoover Easterbrook was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Frank Hoover Easterbrook on?
- Frank Hoover Easterbrook is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Frank Easterbrook (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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41 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).