News releaseFederal Appeals Court Judge Terence Evans has notified President Barack Obama that he will move into semi-retirement Jan. 7 - the 30-year anniversary of when he first took the federal bench.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/51897932.htmlDetails about his positionJudge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on April 25, 1995, to a seat vacated by Richard Dickson Cudahy; Confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1995, and received commission on August 11, 1995.
http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf/hisjAppeals court composition prior to this vacancyThe other vacancy on the 7th CircuitCircuit/District: 07 - CCA
Incumbent: Ripple,Kenneth F.,
Vacancy Reason: Senior status
Vacancy Date: 09/01/2008
Nominee: Hamilton,David Frank
Nomination Date: 03/17/2009
http://www.uscourts.gov/judicialvac.cfmLocation of the 7th CircuitCommentsAssuming that the political party of the nominating President is a good indicator of ideology, the composition of the 7th Circuit will not change with the filling of this vacancy. The relative youth of the liberal bloc of the court will likely change.