State Bar of Wisconsin

Commission makes recommendations for United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Madison, Nov. 16, 2009 – Today the Federal Nominating Commission announced its recommendations for the pending vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The opening results from Judge Terence T. Evans’ announcement in July that he will be taking senior status in January 2010.

Eleven individuals submitted applications to the Commission, which thereupon interviewed a number of the candidates. The recommendations have been provided to U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold.

The six individuals recommended for consideration for the pending vacancy are (in alphabetical order):

• Lynn S. Adelman
• Linda M. Clifford
• Anuj C. Desai
• Victoria F. Nourse
• Richard J. Sankovitz
• Dean A. Strang

The Federal Nominating Commission has been making recommendations to Wisconsin’s United States Senators since 1979 and was charged with recommending four to six candidates for the position. For the Seventh Circuit vacancy, the Commission was chaired by University of Wisconsin Law School Dean Kenneth B. Davis, Jr.

• Commission makes recommendations for United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Nov. 16, 2009

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