Background
Wood, J was born on December 22, 1953 in Carmi, Illinois, United States.
Wood, J was born on December 22, 1953 in Carmi, Illinois, United States.
Southern Illinois University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, with honors, 1976. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1979). Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Beta Pi.
Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1978-1979.
Working as a partner of RECKTENWALD & Van SANTEN. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Illinois and United States. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
1988, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois. 1990, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Chicago, Franklin County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Patent Law Association of Chicago. American Intellectual Property Law Association.