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Judicial Milestones
Appointed: Robert B. King, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the
Fourth Circuit, October 23.
Appointed: Sonia Sotomayor, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the
Second Circuit, October 13.
Appointed: William B. Traxler, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the
Fourth Circuit, October 21.
Appointed: H. Dean Buttram, Jr., as U.S. District Judge for the
Northern District of Alabama, November 12.
Appointed: Donovan W. Frank, as U.S. District Judge for the District
of Minnesota, November 2.
Appointed: David R. Herndon, as U.S. District Judge for the Southern
District of Illinois, November 16.
Appointed: Robert G. James, as U.S. District Judge for the Western
District of Louisiana, October 31.
Appointed: Inge Prytz Johnson, as U.S. District Judge for the Northern
District of Alabama, October 23.
Appointed: Yvette Kane, as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District
of Pennsylvania, October 27.
Appointed: Colleen McMahon, as U.S. District Judge for the Southern
District of New York, October 26.
Appointed: James M. Munley, as U.S. District Judge for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania, October 26.
Appointed: Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, as U.S. District Judge for the
Northern District of Illinois, October 26.
Appointed: William H. Pauley, III, as U.S. District Judge for the
Southern District of New York, October 28.
Appointed: Patricia A. Seitz, as U.S. Judge for the Southern District
of Florida, November 16.
Appointed: Thomas J. Whelan, as U.S. District Judge for the Southern
District of California, November 5.
Appointed: Francis M. Allegra, as Judge for the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims, October 16.
Appointed: Lawrence M. Baskir, as Judge for the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims, October 23.
Appointed: Lynn Jeanne Bush, as Judge for the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims, October 26.
Appointed: Emily C. Hewitt, as Judge for the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims, November 10.
Appointed: Bill G. Parker, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern
District of Texas, October 30.
Appointed: Thomas M. DiGirolamo, as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the
District of Maryland, September 18.
Appointed: Janet F. King, as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern
District of Georgia, October 20.
Appointed: Sidney I. Schenkier, as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the
Northern District of Illinois, October 30.
Elevated: Judge Joe Billy McDade, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court
for the Central District of Illinois, succeeding Judge Michael M. Mihm, November
19.
Senior Status: Court of Appeals Judge Betty B. Fletcher, U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, November 1.
Senior Status: Judge Thelton E. Henderson, U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of California, November 28.
Senior Status: Judge John V. Parker, U.S. District Court for the
Middle District of Louisiana, October 31.
Retired: Bankruptcy Judge John D. Schwartz, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for
the Northern District of Illinois, November 1.
Resigned: Magistrate Judge Leonard Bernikow, U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New York, November 2.
Resigned: Magistrate Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, U.S. District Court
for the Northern District of Illinois, October 25.
Deceased: Senior Court of Appeals Judge Anthony J. Celebrezze, U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, October 29.
Deceased: Court of Appeals Judge John D. Kelly, U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit, October 21.
Deceased: Senior Judge Lee P. Gagliardi, U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York, October 30.