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Judge Richard Allen Posner
Judge
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Richard Allen Posner is a Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, serving since 1981. The appointment came from Ronald Reagan in 1981. Education: B.A. from Yale University; LL.B. from Harvard University.
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Ronald Reagan
- Active
- 1981 – present
- Party
- Republican
- ABA Rating
- Qualified (1981)
Education
- B.A.Yale University (1959)
- LL.B.Harvard University (1962)
Career History
- JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1981 – present) — appointed by Ronald Reagan
- Faculty1969 – present
- Associate professor1968 – 1969
- General counsel1967 – 1968
- Assistant to the solicitor general1965 – 1967
- Legal assistant to the commissioner1963 – 1965
- Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan1962 – 1963
Cases before Judge Posner
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Search Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dockets →Other judges on the Seventh Circuit
- Albert Barnes Anderson
- Ann Claire Williams
- Christian Cecil Kohlsaat
- Daniel Anthony Manion
- David Frank Hamilton
About this profile
Biographical details on this page — court, position, appointing authority, service dates, education, and career history — are public record, sourced from the CourtListener judicial directory. They are not legal advice and do not predict how Judge Posner will decide any matter.