| Appointed: John E. McDermott, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, July 2. | | Appointed: Mark A. Randon, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, July 6. | | Elevated: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge William B. Traxler, Jr., to Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, succeeding U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Karen J. Williams, July 9. | | Elevated: U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, succeeding U.S. District Judge Carol E. Jackson, June 11. | | Elevated: U.S. District Judge Lonny R. Suko, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, succeeding U.S. District Judge Robert H. Whaley, July 12. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary D. France, to Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John J. Thomas, July 29. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marvin P. Isgur, to Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Wesley Wilson Steen, May 5. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James M. Marlar, to Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Redfield Baum, June 28. | | | Senior Status: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Guido Calabresi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, July 21. | | Senior Status: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Karen J. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, July 8. | | Retired: U.S. Senior Judge Bruce W. Kauffman, U.S.. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, July 20. | | Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin C. Ashman, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, June 30. | | Resigned: U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, June 30. | | Resigned: U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer T. Lum, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, July 1. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior Judge William C. Conner, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, July 9. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior Judge Robert D. Potter, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, July 2. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior Judge Allen Sharp, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, July 10. | |