Who appointed Jesse Ernest Eschbach?

President Ronald Reagan appointed Jesse Ernest Eschbach to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1981.

Was Jesse Ernest Eschbach appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Jesse Ernest Eschbach was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Jesse Ernest Eschbach's confirmation vote?

Jesse Ernest Eschbach was confirmed by voice vote on November 24, 1981. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Seventh Circuit / Appointed 1981 / Served to 2005

Jesse Ernest Eschbach

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

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and confirmed by voice vote, Jesse Ernest Eschbach was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) in 1949. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1920–2005
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1981
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Indiana 1943 · Indiana Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) 1949
Succeeded: Luther Merritt Swygert
Succeeded by: Michael Stephen Kanne

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1962	Northern District of Indiana succeeded Luther Merritt Swygert	Kennedy (D)	Voice vote
1981	Seventh Circuit succeeded Luther Merritt Swygert	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

Indiana University	B.S.	1943
Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law)	J.D.	1949

Judicial Record

In our data, Eschbach authored 38 published opinions for the court (1962–1981). Most cited: Brennan v. Midwestern United Life Insurance Company (102 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
1966	Brennan v. Midwestern United Life Insurance Company	259 F. Supp. 673	102
1965	Greeno v. Clark Equipment Company	237 F. Supp. 427	97
1967	Gulf Insurance Company v. Tilley	280 F. Supp. 60	69
1977	Wayne Chemical, Inc. v. Columbus Agency Service Corp.	426 F. Supp. 316	51
1968	Brennan v. Midwestern United Life Insurance Company	286 F. Supp. 702	47
1969	Sills v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.	296 F. Supp. 776	44
1975	United States v. Topeka Livestock Auction, Inc.	392 F. Supp. 944	38
1976	Johnson v. United States	422 F. Supp. 958	36
1981	Gorman v. Saf-T-Mate, Inc.	513 F. Supp. 1028	35
1969	Local 186, International Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.	304 F. Supp. 1284	29
1970	Bright v. Isenbarger	314 F. Supp. 1382	28
1976	Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.	420 F. Supp. 92	26
1978	Grant v. North River Insurance	453 F. Supp. 1361	23
1976	Hopson v. Schilling	418 F. Supp. 1223	23
1973	Green v. Stanton	364 F. Supp. 123	22

Showing the 15 most-cited of 38 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 Jesse Ernest Eschbach?: President Ronald Reagan appointed Jesse Ernest Eschbach to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1981.
Was Jesse Ernest Eschbach appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Jesse Ernest Eschbach was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Jesse Ernest Eschbach's confirmation vote?: Jesse Ernest Eschbach was confirmed by voice vote on November 24, 1981. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Jesse Ernest Eschbach on?: Jesse Ernest Eschbach was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Sources

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23 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).