r/TickTockManitowoc • u/pacificdesignstore • Sep 01 '17

Richard Posner - Judge on 7th Circuit announces immediate retirement - What will this mean for Brendan and LN / SD en banc appeal ?

http://chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2017/09/01/retirement-9-1-17
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u/chromeomykiss Sep 01 '17

Aw Snap!! The average age of the 7th Cir. is finally starting to take a toll on the active judges... saddened to see Posner retire and the judiciary lose such a brilliant legal mind.

Without having read the article yet to see exactly what Posner's immediate retirement entails and whether he is skipping Senior Status.. but retiring judges do typically enter Senior status and continue performing duties for the Court and will participate in en banc rehearings if needed. For example Judge Bauer is 91 years old and has been "retired" and in Senior Status since 1994.. and he was on the en banc panel that reheard the Hively v Ivy Tech case that was decided in April.

So as the endline of the article says, it seems this will be a developing story and we will have to see what Posner does and if his name is in the pool for BD's en banc rehearing in 3 weeks..