Diane Wood
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 July 4, 1950 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Van (early 1970s) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA, JD) |
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.
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. She was also a finalist to be nominated for the Supreme Court during the first two years of the Obama Administration.