Private: Judge Luttig Departs for the Private Sector

The Chicago Tribune has run a story titled, "Passed over Supreme Court hopeful resigns from bench." It reads:

Prominent federal appeals court judge J. Michael Luttig, who was on the short list for a seat on the Supreme Court, has delivered a letter of resignation to President Bush, effective immediately.
Luttig, 51, has taken a position as senior vice president and general counsel of Boeing Co., and will move with his family to Chicago.
He served on the Richmond-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit 15 years and became known as a leading conservative thinker.

The Wall Street Journal has more. A copy of his resignation letter is here.