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Seventh Circuit

Diane Pamela Wood

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Former Born 1950, Plainfield, NJ 182 panel seats recorded

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA70310
Nominated
March 31, 1995
Committee hearing
June 27, 1995
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 29, 1995
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 30, 1995
Commissioned
June 30, 1995
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2013until Jan. 1, 2020
Senior status
Sept. 7, 2022
Service ended
April 30, 2024Retirement

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

All cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Jay R. Pritzker 23-1828 Decided Nov. 3, 2023 Authored
Robert Bevis v. City of Naperville 23-1353 Decided Nov. 3, 2023 Authored
Jeremy Langley v. Brendan Kelly 23-1827 Decided Nov. 3, 2023 Authored
Javier Herrera v. Kwame Raoul 23-1793 Decided Nov. 3, 2023 Authored
Caleb Barnett v. Kwame Raoul 23-1825 Decided Nov. 3, 2023 Authored
Dane Harrel v. Kwame Raoul 23-1826 Decided Nov. 3, 2023 Authored
National Police Association, Inc. v. Gannett Co., Inc. 22-1639 Decided Aug. 31, 2023
Lee Brown v. Dawn Fofana 22-2458 Decided Aug. 25, 2023
United States v. Buddy Gunter 22-1546 Decided Aug. 11, 2023
United States v. Cory Freyermuth 22-2814 Decided Aug. 7, 2023
Nakiya Moran v. Calumet City, Illinois 22-1043 Decided Nov. 23, 2022
United States v. Rafael Mercado Berrios 21-3062 Decided Nov. 18, 2022
Preston Bennett v. Thomas Dart 22-8016 Decided Nov. 14, 2022
United States v. Tracie Dickey 21-2522 Decided Oct. 28, 2022
Ahamad Atkins v. J. Gilbert 21-3077 Decided Oct. 28, 2022
Hanover Insurance Company v. R.W. Dunteman Company 20-1826 Decided Oct. 24, 2022
Eric Hovde v. ISLA Development LLC 21-2894 Decided Oct. 24, 2022
United States v. Travis Gates 21-3314 Decided Oct. 19, 2022
William Groves v. South Bend Community School Co 21-3336 Decided Oct. 19, 2022
Accident Fund Insurance Compan v. Schultheis Insurance Agency, I 21-2548 Decided Sept. 27, 2022

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Christine Boardman v. Service Employees International Union Seventh Circuit Dec. 26, 2023
Opinion Chadrick Fulks v. T. Watson Seventh Circuit Dec. 13, 2023
Opinion of the Court Robert Bevis v. City of Naperville Seventh Circuit Nov. 3, 2023
Opinion of the Court Caleb Barnett v. Kwame Raoul Seventh Circuit Nov. 3, 2023
Opinion of the Court Dane Harrel v. Kwame Raoul Seventh Circuit Nov. 3, 2023
Opinion of the Court Jeremy Langley v. Brendan Kelly Seventh Circuit Nov. 3, 2023
Opinion of the Court Javier Herrera v. Kwame Raoul Seventh Circuit Nov. 3, 2023
Opinion of the Court Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Jay R. Pritzker Seventh Circuit Nov. 3, 2023
Opinion of the Court St. Augustine School v. Jill Underly Seventh Circuit Aug. 14, 2023
Opinion of the Court St. Augustine School v. Jill Underly Seventh Circuit Aug. 14, 2023
Opinion Natalie Johnson v. C. R. Bard, Inc. Seventh Circuit Aug. 11, 2023
Opinion United States v. Bruce Lee Seventh Circuit Aug. 9, 2023
Opinion United States v. Bruce Lee Seventh Circuit Aug. 9, 2023
Opinion Tyler A. Gonzales v. Cheryl Eplett Seventh Circuit Aug. 9, 2023
Opinion of the Court B. E. v. Vigo County School Corporation Seventh Circuit Aug. 1, 2023
Opinion of the Court A.C. v. Fred Kutruff Seventh Circuit Aug. 1, 2023
Opinion Mario Arce v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc. Seventh Circuit July 28, 2023
Opinion Joseph C. Booker v. Tyrone Baker Seventh Circuit July 26, 2023
Opinion United States v. Roger Pace Seventh Circuit Sept. 9, 2022
Opinion GRIPUM LLC v. FDA Seventh Circuit Aug. 29, 2022