| Appointed: Albert Diaz, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, December 22, 2010. | | Appointed: Raymond J. Lohier Jr., as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, January 3. | | Appointed: Mary H. Murguia, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, January 4. | | Appointed: Kathleen M. O'Malley, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, December 27, 2010. | | Appointed: James K. Bredar, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, December 2, 2010. | | Appointed: Denis Jefferson Casper, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, January 17. | | Appointed: Edmond E-Min Chang, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, January 7. | | Appointed: Catherine C. Eagles, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, December 23. | | Appointed: John kA. Gibney, Jr., as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, December 27, 2010. | | Appointed: Ellen Lipton Hollander, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, January 4. | | Appointed: Leslie E. Kobayashi, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, December 22, 2010. | | Appointed: Kimberly J. Mueller, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, December 21, 2010. | | Appointed: Susan Richard Nelson, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, December 22, 2010. | | Appointed: Carlton W. Reeves, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, December 30, 2010. | | Appointed: Bruce T. Beesley, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, January 3. | | Appointed: Mark Dinsmore, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, December 17, 2010. | | Appointed: Paul S. Grewal, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, December 1, 2010. | | Appointed: Nancy Joseph, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, November 15, 2010. | | Appointed: Steven E. Rau, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, January 14. | | Appointed: Stephen C. Williams, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, January 2. | | Senior Status: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Deanell Reece Tacha, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, January 27. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, January 1. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Alan S. Gold, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, January 10. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, January 3. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, January 1. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, December 31, 2010. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, December 17, 2010. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, December 31, 2010. | | Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, January 31. | | | Elevated: U.S. District Judge Christina Clair Reiss, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, succeeding U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions, III, December 21, 2010. | | Elevated: U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, succeeding deceased U.S. District Chief Judge John M. Roll, January 9. | | Elevated: U.S. District Judge Brian T. Stewart, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, succeeding U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell, January 1. | | Elevated: U.S. District Court Judge James Ware, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, succeeding U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker, December 31, 2010. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank J. Bailey, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Henry Jack Boroff, December 10, 2010. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Susan D. Barrett, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Lamar W. Davis, Jr., November 9. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas B. Bennett, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Benjamin Cohen, January 1. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Peter H. Carroll, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Vincent P. Zurzolo, January 3. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Alan Jaroslovsky, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Randall J. Newsome, January 3. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Terrence L. Michael, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dana L. Rasure, November 1, 2010. | | Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul B. Snyder, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Karen A. Overstreet, January 1. | | Retired: U.S. Senior District Judge Jack T. Camp, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, November 19, 2010. | | Retired: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Samuel J. Steiner, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington, December 31, 2010. | | Retired: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kathleen H. Thompson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, January 7. | | Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Rosalyn M. Chapman, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, November 30, 2010. | | Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Clifford J. Proud, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, January 1. | | Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia V. Trumbull, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, November 30, 2010. | | Resigned: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Randall J. Newsome, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, January 2. | | Deceased: U.S. Chief Judge John M. Roll, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, January 8. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior District Judge Sam H. Bell, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, December 23, 2010. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior District Judge Samuel P. King, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, December 7, 2010. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior District Judge James F. McClure, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, December 17, 2010. | | Deceased: U.S. Senior District Judge David G. Trager, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, January 5. | | Deceased U.S. Bankruptcy Judge M. Bruce McCullough, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, November 23, 2010. | |