Judge Sue Robinson is one of the newest members of the American Law Institute, elected this past April. Judge Robinson is a US District Judge in the District of Delaware who carries a significant docket of patent cases.
As I look over the membership of the ALI and wonder if a Restatement of Patent Law could be far off — the ALI is currently drafting the first Restatement of Copyright Law — it occurs to me that the ALI ranks might benefit from additional new members with practical patent expertise. Some possible additions that come to mind are Judge Linn, Judge Moore, Dennis Crouch, Ted Sichelman, Donald Chisum, and Carl Moy.
Judges Bryson, Wallach, O’Malley, and Dyk are already members of the ALI.