Joshua P. Kolar

Joshua P. Kolar
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Assumed office
January 31, 2024
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byMichael Stephen Kanne
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 31, 2024
Preceded byPaul R. Cherry
Succeeded byAbizer Zanzi
Personal details
Born
Joshua Paul Kolar

1976 (age 47–48)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University (BA, JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service2009–present
RankLieutenant commander
UnitNavy Reserve

Joshua Paul Kolar (born 1976)[1] is an American lawyer from Indiana who has served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2024. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana from 2019 to 2024.

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 5, 2023.