Appointed: David Gregory Kays, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, June 19.

Appointed: Mark S. Davis, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, June 23.

Appointed: William T. Lawrence, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, July 1.

Appointed: G. Steven Agee, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, July 2.

Appointed: Caryl E. Delano, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, June 25.

Appointed: Erik P. Kimball, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, June 23.

Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Eugene M. Bogen, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, May 31.

Retired: Correction: United States Magistrate Judge John Forster, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, May 9.

Elevated: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sandra L. Lynch, to Chief Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, succeeding U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Michael Boudin, June 16.

Elevated: U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, succeeding U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr., June 1.

Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul J. Kilburg, to Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William L. Edmonds, May 1.

Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas L. Saladino, to Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska, succeeding U. S. Bankruptcy Judge Timothy J. Mahoney, July 1.

Resigned: Correction: United States Part-Time Magistrate Judge Mary E. Guss, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, May 21.

Deceased: Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Warren J. Ferguson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, June 25.