Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Diane Sykes plans to step down from active service on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ...

Diane Sykes, chief judge of the 7th Circuit Appeals Court, is moving to semi-retirement after 33 years on the bench, opening ...

Sykes, who joined the Seventh Circuit in 2004 after serving on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was reportedly on President ...

Roughly 22 Republican-appointed judges eligible for a form of semi-retirement provide President Donald Trump with the most ...

The chief judge of the Seventh Circuit is an example for others to follow — including in her decision to retire. Why does a judge choose to retire? Not long ago in these pages, I described the ...

At National Review, Fragoso applies this approach to the vacancy for Chief Judge Sykes's seat. (Fragoso clerked for Sykes). The Seventh Circuit is, more-or-less, a court in equipoise. Here is how ...

Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Diane Sykes plans to give up her active seat, giving President Donald Trump a vacancy to fill on ...

The Journal Sentinel reported now that Sykes is moving to senior status, Michael Brennan, also from Wisconsin, will become ...