| Appointed: Robert H. Jacobvitz, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico, August 10. | | Appointed: W. David Counts III, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, July 27. | | Appointed: Anthony Porcelli, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, August 8. | | Appointed: Martin C. Carlson, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, August 15. | | Elevated: U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, succeeding U.S. District Judge John W. Sedwick, September 1. | | Elevated: U.S. District Court Judge Alvin W. Thompson, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, succeeding U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny, September 1. | | | Senior Status: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, August 8. | | Senior Status: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Robert D. Sack, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, August 6. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, August 1. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge David H. Coar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, August 12. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Robert T. Dawson, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, August 14. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Ancer L. Haggerty, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, August 26. | | Resigned: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Michael W. McConnell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, August 31. | | Recalled: U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin C. Ashman, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, June 30. | |