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Diane S. Sykes
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
Diane S. Sykes , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The Senate voted 70–27 on the nomination on Jun 24, 2004 (Nomination Confirmed). Diane Schwerm Sykes (née Diane Elizabeth Schwerm; born December 23, 1957) is an American jurist and lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1999 to 2004.
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- United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
108th Congress · Nomination Confirmed70–27 · Jun 24, 2004
Education
- Northwestern UniversityB.S., 1980
- Marquette University Law SchoolJ.D., 1984
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Terence T. Evans, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1984-1985; Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1985-1992; Judge, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee County, 1992-1999; Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1999-2004; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2020-2025
Biography
Diane Schwerm Sykes (née Diane Elizabeth Schwerm; born December 23, 1957) is an American jurist and lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1999 to 2004.
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