Richard Posner, influential and iconoclastic federal judge, dies at 87
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Richard Posner has died at the age of 87. He spent nearly 36 years serving as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago. Many people ranked his influence as second only to members of the Supreme Court.
He served nearly 36 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago and was ranked by many as second in influence only to members of the Supreme Court.