Diane Pamela Wood

b. 1950 · Plainfield, NJ

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitJudgeWilliam J. Clinton (Democratic)Jun 30, 1995Retirement, Apr 30, 2024

Education

  • University of Texas, B.A., 1971
  • University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1975

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Irving Goldberg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1975-1976; Law clerk, Hon. Harry Blackmun, Supreme Court of the United States, 1976-1977; Attorney-advisor, Office of the Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of State, 1977-1978; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1978-1980; Assistant professor of law, Georgetown University, 1980-1981; Faculty, University of Chicago, 1981-1995; assistant professor, 1981-1988; professor, 1988-1995; associate dean, 1989-1992; Special assistant to the assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1985-1987; Deputy assistant attorney general for international, appellate, and policy, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1993-1995; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-2020; Director, American Law Institute, 2023-

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