Some have wondered whether Professor Arti Rai of Duke Law School has any plans to throw her hat into the ring when a future vacancy arises for the Federal Circuit. She recently delivered a guest lecture on her research at Duke that is available on YouTube. It is interesting to note her comment at about the 38:11-39:00 minute mark of the video that she is “very glad to be back in paradise.” That would seem to give some insight into the issue.