Harlington Wood Jr.
How Judge Wood rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Wood no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Wood
Harlington Wood, Jr. was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Judge Wood received a commission on May 7, 1976. Judge Wood previously served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, commissioned there on July 18, 1973. Judge Wood assumed senior status on January 15, 1992 and served until death on December 29, 2008.
How Judge Wood decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
He enforced the jurisdictional limits on appellate review strictly, declining to stretch the rules governing when and how a decision may be appealed.
“lines have to be drawn somewhere.”
Cautions
He refused to let a corporate officer avoid personal tort liability by claiming he was merely carrying out a superior's directions.
“A corporate officer or director may not seek shelter from tort liability in the widely-discredited defense that he was”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the petition for a writ of mandamus is denied, and the order dismissing the complaint in the second action is reversed.”
“the order of the district court is affirmed.”
“the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.”
“The judgment of the district court is Affirmed.”
“the grant of Mrs. Ashley's motion for summary judgment is affirmed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a single assigned trial caseload.
A historical record
Judge Wood no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.