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Diane Wood is a Federal Appeals Judge in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals which handles appeals cases in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. [1]

Diane Pamela Wood (born July 4, 1950) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago School of Law. [2]

Add a resume and photos to this page with IMDb Resume. [3]

After law school, Judge Wood clerked for Federal Appeals Judge Irving Goldberg of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals based in New Orleans in 1975 and for former United States Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun in 1976. [1]

After graduation, she clerked for Judge Irving L. Goldberg of the Fifth Circuit and for Justice Harry A. Blackmun of the U.S. Supreme Court. [...] Moving on to Covington & Burling, Judge Wood continued a more general antitrust and commercial litigation practice until June 1980. [...] She spent 1985-86 on leave as a Visiting Professor at Cornell Law School, and she was on leave during the fall quarter 1986, while she worked on the project to revise the Department of Justice Antitrust Guide for International Operations. [...] Before becoming a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1995, Judge Wood was the Harold J. and Marion F. Green Professor of International Legal Studies. [4]

After a brief period at as a Legal Adviser of the US State Department from 1977 to 1978, she practiced at Covington & Burling from 1978 to 1980 in Washington, DC where she had a wide-ranging litigation practice with particular emphasis on antitrust and economic issues pertaining to businesses. [1]

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. [...] Up 436% in popularity this week. [5]

Wood is married to Robert L. Sufit, a professor of neurology at Northwestern University ’s Feinberg School of Medicine. [...] Wood graduated as valedictorian from Westchester High School in 1968 and went on to the University of Texas at Austin, in the Plan II honors program. [2]

In 1990, she was named the Harold J. and Marion F. Green Chair in International Legal Studies becoming the first woman at the Law School to be honored with a named chair. [1]

At the time, she intended to go on to graduate studies in comparative literature. [2]

Sources:
[1] Diane Wood - Judgepedia
[2] Diane Pamela Wood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Diane Wood (II)
[4] University of Chicago Law School > Diane Wood
[5] Diane Wood (III)

The Internet’s Oldest Survivor Fansite and Still The Best! [1]

Although Sierra was all but on her way to becoming the second Survivor Tocantins jury member, Tyson Apostol found himself walking down that long and lonely path into the Brazilian jungle to join his Forza nemesis, Brendan, at the Ponderosa. [...] After last week’s spectacular blindside, I fear/rejoice that Benjamin ‘Coach’ Wade’s time on Survivor Tocantins may be over soon, perhaps as early as Thursday. [2]

One urn will contain a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol and an option to join the opposing tribe, while the other urn will contain nothing. [3]

What was most surprising about Day 27 beyond the blindside of Tyson was the fact that the Forza tribe seized an opportunity rarely acted upon on Survivor when Stephen and J.T. convinced their tribe members to vote off the most physically dominant player in the game. [2]

Still concerned about being voted out, Sandy went searching for the Hidden Immunity Idol before Tribal Council, but was again unsuccessful. [3]

Speaking of, Jeff Probst has clearly tired of Coach, calling out Coach on his hypocrisy at Tribal Council by pointing out that he voted out Brendan despite insisting that he wanted to battle the strong at the end. [...] Erinn and Sierra sit around camp. [...] Although former Survivor Tocantins player, Joe Dowdle, was blindsided by an injury, the week before saw merged Forza tribe mate Brendan Synnott get voted off the show without a clue as to where he was in the Survivor pecking order to become the first member of the Tocantins jury. [...] The network has gathered videos of ’some of his best moments’ on its web site, and the description even mocks him (’Whether he’s The Dragon Slayer, the man who overcame an Amazon Pygamy attack, or the only person in America to be taught an obscure Chinese Martial Arts, no one can argue that Coach is one of a kind’). [...] CBS knows what they have in him. [...] Love him or loathe him or love to loathe him, he’s been the gift that keeps on giving’er, slaying’this season. [...] Coach then opted out of the (amazingly dramatic, rainy) immunity challenge, eating pizza instead of participating, because you can’t lose if you don’t try. [2]

Don’t lose the Star Points you’re earning. [4]

Instead of one castaway sent to Exile Island, two will be sent. [3]

Sources:
[1] Survivor Blows
[2] Survivor: Tocantins - Survivor.com
[3] Survivor: Tocantins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Survivor 2009- Survivor Contestants, Pictures, Spoilers, Survivor Results

WASHINGTON (AP) - For a guy who often can’t wait to leave town and is said to be considering retirement, Supreme Court Justice David Souter gives the impression he’s staying put for a while. [1]

For a guy who often can’t wait to leave town and is said to be considering retirement, Supreme Court Justice David Souter gives the impression he’s staying put for a while. [2]

Two possibilities come to mind: (1) Justice Souter is retiring, at the end of this Term; or (2) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is retiring, and Justice Souter is keeping spots open for some of RBG’s hires (for OT 2009 and/or OT 2010). [3]

The blog Underneath Their Robes, however, points to a clue that Justice David Souter may be the first out the door: “Souter has not yet hired his law clerks for October Term 2009. [...] The election of President Obama has led to much speculation over which liberal Supreme Court Justice will be the first to retire, with much of the speculation forming around octogenarians John Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. [4]

The 69-year-old Souter has not said a word about his plans, though he is widely considered to be among the justices who are more likely to retire soon. [1]

Over at the relaunched Underneath Their Robes, where Article III Groupie has been joined by Clerquette, there are some juicy tidbits about Justice David H. Souter. [3]

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ For a guy who often can’t wait to leave town and is said to be considering retirement, Supreme Court Justice David Souter gives the impression he’s staying put for a while. [5]

It’s a tradition at the Court for justices to take in the refugee clerks of their retired or deceased colleagues. [3]

But Souter’s life had been dominated by an almost romantic passion for the law, and this commitment, along with his intellectual capacity and character, eventually brought him to national attention. [6]

I think you’re overlooking the obvious possibility that in these tough economic times, the Supreme Court may have to lay off a justice or two. [...] It also seems — but correct A3G if she’s wrong — that he hasn’t hired law clerks yet for October Term 2009 (even though such clerks would have to start in July, just a few months away). [3]

Ginsburg told law students Friday in Boston that there could be an opening on the court soon, but didn’t hint at who might be leaving. [...] Liberals feared that his appointment by an abortion opponent would help spell the end of the guarantee of abortion rights. [2]

O’Connor tried to retire at the end of the term but still hired clerks even though she thought she’d be done before OT05 started. [3]

Sources:
[1] Souter, no fan of capital, seems at home in D.C. - wtop.com
[2] Indy’s News Center - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis - Live. Local. First.
[3] Supreme Court Retirement Watch: Justice Souter? - Above the Law - A …
[4] Is Justice Souter Preparing to Retire? - The Daily Beast
[5] Souter, no fan of capital, seems at home in D.C. : News : WLUC TV6
[6] Souter, David Hackett: Biography from Answers.com

Watching The American President, I felt respect for the craft that went into it: the flawless re-creation of the physical world of the White House, the smart and accurate dialogue, the manipulation of the love story to tug our heartstrings. [1]

View company contact information for The American President on IMDbPro. [2]

Promotional movie poster for The American President. [3]

Within the pages of The American President: A Complete History–perhaps the most authoritative and readable single-volume reference work of its kind–historian Kathryn Moore presents a riveting narrative of each president’s personal and political experiences in and out of office, along with illuminating facts and statistics about each administration, fascinating timelines of national and world events, astonishing trivia, and much more besides. [4]

President Andrew Shepherd: I want to buy her some flowers. [5]

President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas), an unabashedly liberal Democrat, is just gearing up for re-election when he meets an attractive and sharp environmental lobbyist named Sydney Wade (Annette Bening). [1]

President Andrew Shepherd: Yeah, well, that class wasn’t about what I thought it was about. [...] Sydney Ellen Wade: Well, I’m no expert but I think we did it pretty good this time. [5]

Sydney Ellen Wade: Bob Rumson’s gotta be drooling over this! [2]

Roosevelt, who occupied the White House at a time of war, nonetheless resolutely took up the gauntlet of protecting and improving the social and economic welfare of the American people. [4]

The American President is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. [...] Composer Marc Shaiman was nominated for the Original Musical or Comedy Score Oscar for The American President. [3]

You gather a group of middle-aged, middle-class, middle-income voters who remember with longing an easier time, and you talk to them about family and American values and character. [5]

In the film, President Andrew Shepherd (Douglas) is a widower who pursues a relationship with attractive lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Bening) ‘ who has just moved to Washington, D.C. ‘ while at the same time attempting to win passage of a crime control bill. [...] He makes a surprise appearance in the White House press room to rebut the Republican attacks on his values and character, and then sends the controversial environmental bill to Congress while withdrawing his support for the moderate crime bill, promising that he will write a stronger crime bill in due time, and fight for that as well. [3]

Sources:
[1] The American President (1995) on MSN Movies
[2] The American President (1995)
[3] The American President - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] The American President by Kathryn Moore
[5] The American President (1995) - Memorable quotes

Bend It Like Beckham doesn’t offer any insights into Anglo-Indian issues — racial, sexual, political, or otherwise — that haven’t already been better-covered by such filmmakers as Hanif Kureishi or Mira Nair. [1]

Bend It Like Beckham is a British film starring Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley released in 2002 in the UK and released in Canada and in India in March 2003. [2]

View company contact information for Bend It Like Beckham on IMDbPro. [3]

Inspiring, compassionate, and with a sly undercurrent of social commentary, Bend It Like Beckham is a lively feel-good movie that genuinely charms. [4]

Jess Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) is an 18-year-old growing up in West London, where her family has taken every effort to stay in touch with its Indian heritage. [1]

From left to right, Jules, Jess and Joe discuss the induction of Jess into the team. [2]

While Jess’ enthusiasm for football star David Beckham is obvious, given the fact his photos cover the walls of her room, her parents don’t know that in her spare time she likes to play a friendly game in the park with some of the boys in the neighborhood. [1]

Like most everyone else in England, Jess Bahmra (Parminder Nagra) idolizes professional British football player David Beckham. [4]

She becomes a key member of the team and also befriends her Irish coach, Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), who was forced to quit playing football after a knee injury. [2]

Apart from that, and a little shrine to him in the main character’s bedroom and a faux-cameo at the very end, the movie has nothing to do with him. [...] The daughter of orthodox Sikh rebels against her parents’ traditionalism by running off to Germany with a football team (soccer in America). [3]

Serving up Britcom clich?s and genuine good heart in equal measure, Gurinder Chadha ’s culture-clash comedy is destined to win over all but the most cynical of audiences. [...] Pushed along with snappy editing and a well-chosen pop soundtrack, the film buzzes by at a pleasant pace, and although the characters hem closely to their pre-ordained types (the sensible mother, the stubborn father, the impudent older sister), each is given enough screen time to make a sufficient emotional impact. [1]

Tags: ameet chana * anupam kher * archie panjabi * frank harper * gurinder chadha * india * jonathan rhys-myers * juliet stevenson * keira knightley * parminder k. [5]

Jess soon discovers a number of her new friends have their own problems to overcome; Jules dreams of playing pro ball in America, but has to deal with her stubborn and disapproving mother (Juliet Stevenson), while Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Hounslow’s Irish coach, still struggles with the disappointment of a career as a professional athlete which was dashed by a knee injury. [1]

Sources:
[1] Bend It Like Beckhamn-top: Movie and film review from Answers.com
[2] Bend It Like Beckham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Bend It Like Beckham (2002) - IMDb
[4] Bend It Like Beckham Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
[5] Bend It Like Beckham