Vol. 36, Number 2—February 2004

Judicial Milestones

Appointed: D. Michael Fisher, as Judge, U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, December 15, 2003.

Appointed: Charles W. Pickering, Sr., as Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, January 16.

Appointed: Robert Clive Jones, as Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, December 1, 2003.

Appointed: Gary L. Sharpe, as Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, January 29.

Appointed: George W. Miller, as Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, January 7.

Appointed: K. Rodney May, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, December 18, 2003.

Appointed: Michael E. Romero, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado, December 22, 2003.

Appointed: S. Thomas Anderson as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, November 21, 2003.

Appointed: Mona K. Majozoub, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, January 6.

Appointed: William McCurine, Jr., as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, January 5.

Appointed: Barbara L. Major, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, January 5.

Appointed: David L. West, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, January 8.

Elevated: Judge Thad Heartfield, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, succeeding Judge John Hannah, Jr., December 4, 2003.

Elevated: Judge Hayden Head, Jr., to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, succeeding Judge George P. Kazen, December 7, 2003.

Elevated: Bankruptcy Judge Joyce Bihary, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia, succeeding, Bankruptcy Judge Stacey W. Cotton, December 1, 2003.

Elevated: Bankruptcy Judge Jerry W. Venters, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri, succeeding Bankruptcy Judge Arthur B. Federman, January 1.

Senior Status: Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, December 11, 2003.

Senior Status: Judge Thomas S. Zilly, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, January 1.

Retired: Senior Judge Norma Holloway Johnson, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, December 31, 2003.

Retired: Magistrate Judge C. Cleveland Gambill, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, January 2.

Retired: Magistrate Judge Joseph Skupinewitz, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, January 3.

Deceased: Chief Judge John Hannah, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, December 4, 2003.

Deceased: Judge Ralph W. Nimmons, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, November 24, 2003.

Unless otherwise indicated, all dates are for 2004.