The Third Branch

Judicial Milestones

Appointed: William J. Hibbler, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, July 2.
Appointed: Matthew F. Kennelly, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, June 22.
Appointed: G. Mallon Faircloth, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, July 1.
Appointed: Karen L. Marty, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, July 1.
Elevated: Judge William F. Downes, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, succeeding Alan B. Johnson, July 12.
Elevated: Judge David A. Ezra, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, succeeding Alan C. Kay, November 30.
Elevated: Bankruptcy Judge William C. Hillman, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, succeeding Carol J. Kenner, December 10.
Elevated: Bankruptcy Judge Terrence L. Michael, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, succeeding Dana L. Rasure, June 2.
Retired: Chief Bankruptcy Judge Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, June 30.
Retired: Bankruptcy Judge Henry H. Dickinson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky, July 15.
Retired: Magistrate Judge Lawrence A. Marty, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, June 30.
Retired: Magistrate Judge David Shepard Perelman, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, July 12.
Retired: Magistrate Judge John Y. Powers, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, July 29.
Retired: Magistrate Judge John Thomas Reid, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, June 30.
Retired: Magistrate Judge William Leon Slaughter, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, June 30.
Resigned: Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Collins, U. S. District Court for the District of Alaska, April 30.
Deceased: Senior Judge Oliver Gasch, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, July 9.
Deceased: Senior Court of Appeals Judge Kenneth K. Hall, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, July 8.
Deceased: Senior Judge Herbert F. Murray, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, July 12.
Deceased: Senior Judge Louis Rosenberg, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, July 2.
Deceased: Magistrate Judge Robin D. Pierce, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, July 5.

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