J U D I C I A L M I L E S T O N E S

Appointed: Harris L. Hartz, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, December 11.

Appointed: Christina M. Armijo, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, November 15.

Appointed: Karon D. Bowdre, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, November 14.

Appointed: Kurt D. Engelhardt, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, December 14.

Appointed: Stephen P. Friot, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, November 19.

Appointed: Joe L. Heaton, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, December 13.

Appointed: Larry R. Hicks, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, November 29.

Appointed: Terry L. Wooten, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, December 3.

Appointed: Morris Stern, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, December 27.

Appointed: Scott W. Skavdahl, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, December 4.

Elevated: Judge Edith Brown Clement, to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, succeeding Judge John M. Duhe, Jr., November 27.

Elevated: Judge David R. Hansen, to Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, succeeding Judge Roger L. Wollman, February 1, 2002.

Elevated: Judge Helen G. Berrigan, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, succeeding Judge Edith Brown Clement, November 28.

Elevated: Judge Robin J. Cauthron, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, succeeding Judge David L. Russell, November 26.

Elevated: Judge John G. Heyburn II, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, succeeding Judge Charles R. Simpson III, December 1, 2001.

Resigned: Judge Joe Kendall, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, January 22.

Senior Status: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Eugene E. Siler, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, December 31.

Senior Status: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Roger L. Wollman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, January 31, 2002.

Deceased: Judge James M. Burns, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, December 21.