7th Cir. Chief Judge Sykes to go senior

Law.com has 7th Circuit Chief Judge Diane Sykes to Take Senior Status -- Sykes, who joined the Seventh Circuit in 2004 after serving on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was reportedly on President Donald Trump’s shortlist of judges to replace Justice Antonin Scalia.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Diane Sykes will be taking senior status on Oct. 1, giving President Donald Trump a seat to fill on the Chicago-based appellate court.

Speaking of the 7th, that court's annual conference will be August 17-19 at the Swissotel in Chicago, and will feature: Paul Clement, Ross Guberman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King, Elizabeth Prelogar, and others, as well as plenary sessions on AI and the law. Register for the conference by clicking this link: https://registration.crowdcomms.com/benchbarconference25/register