Who appointed Diane Pamela Wood?

President William J. Clinton appointed Diane Pamela Wood to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1995.

Was Diane Pamela Wood appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Diane Pamela Wood was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Diane Pamela Wood's confirmation vote?

Diane Pamela Wood was confirmed by voice vote on June 30, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Seventh Circuit / Appointed 1995 / Served to 2024

Diane Pamela Wood

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

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Diane Pamela Wood was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1975. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1950 · age 76
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1995
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Texas 1971 · University of Texas Law 1975
Succeeded: William Joseph Bauer
Succeeded by: John Zihun Lee

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1995	Seventh Circuit succeeded William Joseph Bauer	Clinton (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

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

Judicial Record

In our data, Wood authored 578 published opinions for the court (2009–2022). Most cited: Alfredo Miranda v. County of Lake (1,475 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2018	Alfredo Miranda v. County of Lake	900 F.3d 335	1,475
2013	Michael Alexander v. United States	721 F.3d 418	1,324
2019	Tapanga Hardeman v. David Wathen	933 F.3d 816	656
2018	Roy Mitchell, Jr. v. Kevin Kallas	895 F.3d 492	614
2016	Calvin Whiting v. Wexford Health Sources, Incorp	839 F.3d 658	593
2017	Alma Glisson v. Correctional Medical Services	849 F.3d 372	531
2016	Marcos Gray v. Marcus Hardy	826 F.3d 1000	468
2017	Ashoor Rasho v. Willard Elyea	856 F.3d 469	465
2015	Richard Wagoner v. Indiana Department of Correcti	778 F.3d 586	411
2014	Advanced Tactical Ordnance Systems, LLC v. Real Action Paintball, Inc.	751 F.3d 796	374
2017	Charles Beal, Jr. v. James Beller	847 F.3d 897	337
2019	Paula Casillas v. Madison Avenue Associates, Inc	926 F.3d 329	304
2017	Cynthia Archer v. John Chisholm	870 F.3d 603	274
2015	Hilary Remijas v. Neiman Marcus Group, LLC	794 F.3d 688	234
2019	Clarisha Benson v. Fannie May Confections Brands	944 F.3d 639	233

Showing the 15 most-cited of 578 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Diane Pamela Wood?: President William J. Clinton appointed Diane Pamela Wood to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1995.
Was Diane Pamela Wood appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Diane Pamela Wood was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Diane Pamela Wood's confirmation vote?: Diane Pamela Wood was confirmed by voice vote on June 30, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Diane Pamela Wood on?: Diane Pamela Wood was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Sources

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28 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).