Vol. 37, Number 6—June 2005

Judicial Milestones

Appointed: J. Michael Seabright, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, May 17.

Appointed: Robert James Conrad, Jr., as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, June 3.

Appointed: Jeffrey N. Cole, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, May 6.

Appointed: Karen L. Hayes, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, May 9.

Appointed: Maria G. Valdez, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, May 20.

Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Karen A. Overstreet, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Philip H. Brandt, June 16, 2005.

Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge J. Craig Whitley, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge George R. Hodges, April 6.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Richard H. Kyle., U.S. District Court of Minnesota, May 31.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, June 30.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Salvador E. Casellas, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, June 10.

Retired: U.S. Senior District Judge Paul R. Matia, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, May 31.

Retired: U.S. Senior District Judge Fern M. Smith, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, June 30.

Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Albert H. Branson, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, May 20.