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Thomas Lee Kirsch II

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Thomas Lee Kirsch II serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Dec 15, 2020 by a 51–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Confirmed
Dec 15, 2020
Senate vote
51–44
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1974

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitDonald J. Trump · Dec 15, 2020

Education

  • Indiana UniversityB.A., 1996
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1999

Career

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1999-2000, 2008-2017; Law clerk, Hon. John D. Tinder, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2000-2001; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 2001-2008; Counsel to the assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice (on detail), 2006-2007; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 2017-2020;

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