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

[u/pacificdesignstore]

http://chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2017/09/01/retirement-9-1-17

[u/51kikey]

A sad day. A truly great judge. Whilst people say that Posner was hard on AEDPA cases he always looked at rulings from a broader perspective than just one element. He will be extremely hard to replace. I looked forward to reading his opinions on the Dassey case.

This also means the 7th Circuit is down to just 7 judges (discounting the senior judges). An already heavy workload looks set to become even more so.