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Judicial Milestones
Appointed: Brian K. Tester, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico, November
13.
Appointed: Martin Glenn, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge,
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, November
30.
Appointed: Esther Salas, as U.S. Magistrate Judge,
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, November
3.
Appointed: Joel Schneider, as U.S. Magistrate Judge,
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, October
31.
Elevated: U.S. District Judge Linda R. Reade, to
Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, succeeding
U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett, December 30.
Elevated: U.S.
Bankruptcy Judge Ronald B. King, to Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
for the Western District of Texas, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Larry E.
Kelly, November 2.
Senior Status: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Bruce M. Seyla, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, December
31.
Senior Status: Chief U.S. District Judge Ernest C.
Torres, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, December
1.
Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Donald J. Stohr,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, December
31.
Retired: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James G. Mixon, U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, November
30.
Resigned: U.S. Magistrate Judge Vanzetta Penn
McPherson, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama,
October 31.
Deceased: U.S. Senior Judge Daniel B. Sparr,
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, November
9.
Deceased: U.S. Senior Judge Richard C. Erwin, U.S.
District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, November 7.