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Kolar, Joshua Paul
Born 1976 in Chicago, IL
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by Michael Stephen Kanne. Confirmed by the Senate on January 30, 2024, and received commission on January 31, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2019-2024
Education:
Northwestern University, B.A., 1999
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by Michael Stephen Kanne. Confirmed by the Senate on January 30, 2024, and received commission on January 31, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2019-2024
Education:
Northwestern University, B.A., 1999
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2005, 2006-2007
Law clerk, Hon. Wayne R. Andersen, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2005-2006
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 2007-2018; national security lead and antiterrorism advisory council coordinator, 2015-2018
U.S. Navy Reserve (formerly U.S. Naval Reserve) (highest rank: lieutenant commander), 2009-2014, 2015-
U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2014-2015
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, July 27, 2023; no Senate vote