Colleagues privately say Wood was pleased with the rapport she established in the one-on-one meeting in the Oval Office . Diane Wood has a long , relatively liberal judicial record . Wood has sat on the first the 7th Circuit in Chicago since last month . Rulings on abortion , church-state disputes could result in tough confirmation battle . She speaks Russian , French , and some Russian ; plays the oboe and French horn .
Diane Wood has a long , relatively liberal judicial record . Wood has sat on the first the 7th Circuit in Chicago since last month . Rulings on abortion , church-state disputes could result in tough confirmation battle . She speaks Russian , French , and some Russian ; plays the oboe and French horn .