Madison, Wisconsin (AP)
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, whose rulings helped clear the way for the resumption of Chippewa off-reservation treaty rights in northern Wisconsin, announced during March she is retiring.
Crabb, appointed in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, said she will retire to senior status, allowing her to continue to hear some cases and clearing the way for President Barack Obama to appoint a replacement.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, whose rulings helped clear the way for the resumption of Chippewa off-reservation treaty rights in northern Wisconsin, announced during March she is retiring.
Crabb, appointed in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, said she will retire to senior status, allowing her to continue to hear some cases and clearing the way for President Barack Obama to appoint a replacement.