| Elevated: U.S. District Judge Andre M. Davis, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, November 12. | | Elevated: U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, November 24. | | Appointed: Irene Cornelia Berger, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, November 10. | | Appointed: Roberto A. Lange, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, November 6. | | Appointed: Lawrence Patrick Auld, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, November 18. | | Appointed: Nandor J. Vadas, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, November 5. | | U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, succeeding U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland, November 1. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, October 31. | | U.S. District Judge Patrick Michael Duffy, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, December 27. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, December 31. | | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Hayden W. Head, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, November 13. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Dale A. Kimball, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, November 30. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, October 1. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Charles A. Shaw, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, December 31. | | Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, October 30. | | Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, October 31. | | Resigned: U.S. District Judge Stephen G. Larson, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, November 2. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior Court of Appeals Judge Melvin Brunetti, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, October 30. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior District Judge Myron L. Gordon, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, November 3. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior District Judge Charles M. Metzner, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 30. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior District Judge Charles P. Sifton, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, November 9. | |