Frank Easterbrook

Frank Easterbrook
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
November 27, 2006 – October 1, 2013
Preceded byJoel Flaum
Succeeded byDiane Wood
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Assumed office
April 4, 1985
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born
Frank Hoover Easterbrook

(1948-09-03) September 3, 1948 (age 76)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
RelationsGregg Easterbrook (brother)
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Frank Hoover Easterbrook (born September 3, 1948) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 1985. He was the Seventh Circuit's chief judge from 2006 to 2013.