Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She earned a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1966. She previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1938 · age 88
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bryn Mawr College 1960 · Chicago-Kent College of Law 1966
- Succeeded
- Harlington Wood Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Nancy Lee Maldonado
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded Joel Martin Flaum | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
| 1992 | Seventh Circuit succeeded Harlington Wood Jr. | G.H.W. Bush (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
| Bryn Mawr College | A.B. | 1960 |
| Chicago-Kent College of Law | J.D. | 1966 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Rovner was assigned 710 district-court cases (1982–2002). Median time from filing to termination: 121 days across 709 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Rovner authored 792 published opinions for the court (1984–2026). Most cited: Jennifer Moore v. Carolyn Colvin (974 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jennifer Moore v. Carolyn Colvin | 743 F.3d 1118 | 974 |
| 2018 | Warren Johnson v. Advocate Health and Hospitals | 892 F.3d 887 | 954 |
| 2014 | Julian J. Miller v. Albert Gonzalez | 761 F.3d 822 | 847 |
| 2014 | Kip Yurt v. Carolyn Colvin | 758 F.3d 850 | 654 |
| 2018 | Edward Tobey v. Brenda Chibucos | 890 F.3d 634 | 627 |
| 2020 | Johnnie Savory v. William Cannon, Sr. | 947 F.3d 409 | 405 |
| 2021 | Mike Butler v. Kilolo Kijakazi | 4 F.4th 498 | 396 |
| 2013 | Cyril Korte v. HHS | 735 F.3d 654 | 361 |
| 2018 | Ashley Gerstner v. Nancy A. Berryhill | 879 F.3d 257 | 348 |
| 2015 | David Gevas v. Christopher McLaughlin | 798 F.3d 475 | 337 |
| 2017 | Nicole Blow v. Bijora, Inc. | 855 F.3d 793 | 260 |
| 2014 | Shaun J. Matz v. Rodney Klotka | 769 F.3d 517 | 254 |
| 2016 | Kellie Pierce v. Zoetis, Inc. | 818 F.3d 274 | 237 |
| 2019 | John McCottrell v. Marcus White | 933 F.3d 651 | 223 |
| 2015 | Bell v. PNC Bank, National Ass'n | 800 F.3d 360 | 219 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 792 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 Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1992.
- Was Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner's confirmation vote?
- Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner was confirmed by voice vote on August 12, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner on?
- Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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33 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).