October 2007

Judicial Milestones

Appointed: William L. Osteen, Jr., as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, September 19.

Appointed: Martin K. Reidinger, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, September 17.

Appointed: Janis Lynn Sammartino, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, September 21.

Appointed: Craig A. Gargotta, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, October 1.

Elevated: U.S. District Judge Jennifer B. Coffman, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, succeeding U.S. District Judge Joseph M. Hood, October 15.

Elevated: U.S. District Judge David R. Herndon to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, succeeding U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy, October 3.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Edward R. Korman, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, October 25.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, October 1.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Joseph M. Hood, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, October 14.

Retired: U.S. Senior District Judge William L. Osteen, Sr., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, September 14.

Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles B. Smith, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, September 30.

Retired: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jo Ann Stevenson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan, October 2.

Deceased: U.S. Senior Court of Appeals Judge H. Emory Widener, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, September 19.

Deceased: U.S. Senior Judge Thomas A. Flannery, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, September 20.

Deceased: U.S. Senior Judge C. A. Muecke, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, September 21.