Trump nominates Taibleson to 7th Circuit Court

WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//August 18, 2025//

Rebecca Taibleson

WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//August 18, 2025//

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IN BRIEF

Trump nominates Rebecca Taibleson to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Taibleson previously clerked for Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Antonin Scalia.
She served in the U.S. attorney’s office in Milwaukee and DOJ solicitor general’s office.

President Donald Trump has nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Taibleson for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

“Rebecca has learned from some of the BEST and most HIGHLY RESPECTED Legal Minds in the Country, having clerked for United States Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Antonin Scalia,” Trump posted on Truth Social late last week to announce the nomination.

“Rebecca will make a fantastic Judge who will fearlessly defend the Constitution, and strongly uphold the Rule of Law.”

Taibleson first began working for the U.S. attorney’s office in Milwaukee. She also worked as an assistant to the solicitor general at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2019-22.

She was one of five people candidates U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, forwarded to the White House in mid-July as options to replace Judge Diane Sykes, who will take senior status Oct. 1.

The Senate will need to confirm Taibleson before she can join the court.

Tags: criminal law, Tammy Baldwin, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, administrative law, Rebecca Taibleson, Judge Diane Sykes, Supreme Court clerks, federal judicial nomination, federal courts, appellate law

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