Who appointed John Louis Coffey?

President Ronald Reagan appointed John Louis Coffey to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1982.

Was John Louis Coffey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John Louis Coffey was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John Louis Coffey's confirmation vote?

John Louis Coffey was confirmed by voice vote on March 18, 1982. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Seventh Circuit / Appointed 1982 / Served to 2012

John Louis Coffey

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

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and confirmed by voice vote, John Louis Coffey was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1948. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1922–2012
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1982
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Marquette 1943 · Marquette Law School 1948
Succeeded: Thomas Edward Fairchild
Succeeded by: Diane S. Sykes

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1982	Seventh Circuit succeeded Thomas Edward Fairchild	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

Marquette University	B.A.	1943
Marquette University Law School	J.D.	1948

Judicial Record

In our data, Coffey authored 18 published opinions for the court (2006–2010).

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
2010	Michael Parish v. City of Chicago	–
2009	United States v. Badayah Brazelton	–
2009	United States v. Badayah Brazelton	–
2009	United States v. Badayah Brazelton	–
2009	Allen, Darryl v. Chandler, Nedra	–
2008	United States v. Dean, Victor A.	–
2008	United States v. James Jackson	–
2008	Tommy Smith, Jr. v. Moises Gomez	–
2008	Ketelboeter, Brian L v. Astrue, Michael J.	–
2008	Adebowale, Adeoye O. v. Mukasey, Michael B.	–
2008	Esquivel, Hector R. v. Mukasey, Michael B.	–
2008	Wozny, Paul C. v. Grams, Greg	–
2008	Tyson, Angela v. Gannett Incorporated	–
2008	United States v. Robinson, Terrance O	–
2008	United States v. Magers, Kerry	–

Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 John Louis Coffey?: President Ronald Reagan appointed John Louis Coffey to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1982.
Was John Louis Coffey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John Louis Coffey was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John Louis Coffey's confirmation vote?: John Louis Coffey was confirmed by voice vote on March 18, 1982. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was John Louis Coffey on?: John Louis Coffey was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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30 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).