Diane S. Sykes
Diane Sykes | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2025 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office July 3, 2020 – October 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Diane Wood |
| Succeeded by | Michael B. Brennan |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office July 1, 2004 – October 1, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Louis Coffey |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Taibleson |
| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office September 7, 1999 – July 1, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | Tommy Thompson |
| Preceded by | Donald W. Steinmetz |
| Succeeded by | Louis B. Butler |
| Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 43 | |
| In office August 1, 1992 – September 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Marshall Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diane Elizabeth Schwerm December 23, 1957 |
| Education | Northwestern University (BS) Marquette University (JD) |
Diane Schwerm Sykes (née Diane Elizabeth Schwerm; born December 23, 1957) is an American jurist and lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1999 to 2004.