Diane Wood
American judge (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diane Pamela Wood (born July 4, 1950) is an American attorney who serves as the director of the American Law Institute and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. She previously served as a circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Quick Facts Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ...
Diane Wood | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
In office September 7, 2022 – April 30, 2024 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
In office October 1, 2013 – July 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Frank H. Easterbrook |
Succeeded by | Diane S. Sykes |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
In office June 30, 1995 – September 7, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | William J. Bauer |
Succeeded by | John Z. Lee |
Personal details | |
Born | Diane Pamela Wood (1950-07-04) July 4, 1950 (age 73)[1] Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Steve Van (Early 1970s) |
Children | 6 |
Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA, JD) |
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After working in private practice and the executive branch, Wood became the third woman ever hired as a law professor at the University of Chicago Law School. President Bill Clinton nominated her to the Seventh Circuit on March 31, 1995. As a judge, she was considered a liberal intellectual counter to Richard Posner and Frank H. Easterbrook.