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Kirsch, Thomas Lee II
Born 1974 in Hammond, IN
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on November 16, 2020, to a seat vacated by Amy Coney Barrett. Confirmed by the Senate on December 15, 2020, and received commission on December 17, 2020.
Education:
Indiana University, B.A., 1996
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1999
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on November 16, 2020, to a seat vacated by Amy Coney Barrett. Confirmed by the Senate on December 15, 2020, and received commission on December 17, 2020.
Education:
Indiana University, B.A., 1996
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1999
Professional 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