Rebecca Taibleson

Seventh Circuit
	Court of Appeals
Judgeships
	Posts: 11
	Judges: 11
	Vacancies: 0
Judges
	Chief: Michael B. Brennan
	Active judges: Michael B. Brennan, Frank Easterbrook, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, Thomas L. Kirsch II, Joshua Kolar, John Z. Lee, Nancy Maldonado, Doris Pryor, Michael Scudder, Amy St. Eve, Rebecca Taibleson; Senior judges:; William Bauer, David Hamilton, Daniel Manion, Kenneth Ripple, Ilana Rovner, Diane Sykes, Diane Wood

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
	Name: Rebecca Taibleson
	Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Progress
	Confirmed 42 days after nomination.
	Nominated: September 15, 2025
	ABA Rating: Well qualified
	Questionnaire: Questionnaire
	Hearing: September 17, 2025
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: October 9, 2025
	Confirmed: October 27, 2025
	Vote: 52-46

Rebecca Taibleson is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on September 15, 2025, and confirmed by the United States Senate on October 27, 2025, by a vote of 52-46. To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to joining the court, Taibleson was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.^[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2025-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

On September 15, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Taibleson to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.^[1] She was confirmed by a 52-46 vote of the U.S. Senate on October 27, 2025.^[2] Taibleson received commission on November 3, 2025.^[3] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Rebecca Taibleson by a vote of 52-46 on October 27, 2025.^[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Rebecca Taibleson confirmation vote (October 27, 2025)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	0	44	1
Republican	52	0	1
Independent	0	2	0
Total	52^[4]	46	2

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Taibleson's nomination on September 17, 2025. Taibleson was reported to the full Senate on October 9, 2025, after a 12-10 committee vote.^[5]

Nomination

On August 14, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Rebecca Taibleson to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The president officially nominated Taibleson on September 15, 2025.^[2]

Taibleson was nominated to replace Judge Diane Sykes, who assumed senior status on October 1, 2025.^[3]

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Taibleson well qualified.^[6] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Biography

Early life and education

Taibleson was born in Quebec, Canada. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 2010.

Professional career

2025-present: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
2016-2025: Assistant U.S. attorney
2012-2016: Private practice
2011-2012: Law clerk to Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court
2010-2011: Law clerk to Brett Kavanaugh on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

About the court

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court with appellate jurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Appeals are heard in the Everett M. Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago.

Three judges of the Seventh Circuit went on to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Sherman Minton was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1949 by Harry Truman (D), John Paul Stevens was appointed in 1975 by Gerald Ford (R), and Amy Coney Barrett was appointed in 2020 by Donald Trump (R).

Map of the Seventh Circuit. Click on a district to find out more about it.

The Seventh Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by the Seventh Circuit are petitioned to the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Amy Coney Barrett is the circuit justice for the Seventh Circuit.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.