Diane Wood has a long , relatively liberal judicial record . Wood has sat on the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago since 1995 . She was appointed to that court by President Bill Clinton and served as chief judge from 1997 - 2001. She said of the framers of the 1789 document , `` There is no more reason to think that they expected the world to remain static than there is to think that any of us holds a crystal ball , '' she wrote . `` The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses . '' She speaks French , German , and some Russian ; plays the oboe and French horn .
Diane Wood has a long , relatively liberal judicial record . Wood has sat on the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago since 1995 . She was appointed to that court by President Bill Clinton and served as chief judge from 1997 - 2001. She speaks French , German , and some Russian ; plays the oboe and French horn .