Vol. 37, Number 3 —March 2005

Judicial Milestones

Appointed: James P. Donohue, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, February 8.

Elevated: U.S. District Judge Steven J. McAuliffe, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, succeeding U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro, November 1, 2004.

Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen V. Callaway, to Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Gerald H. Schiff, February 2.

Elevated: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John A. Rossmeissl, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington, succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Patricia C. Williams, October 1, 2004.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Robert J. Timlin, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, February 1.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Arthur D. Spatt, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, December 1, 2004.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Denis R. Hurley, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, December 18, 2004.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge David A. Katz, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, January 1.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Paul R. Matia, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, December 31, 2004.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge James K. Singleton, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, January 27.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge Gary L. Taylor, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, December 8, 2004.

Senior Status: U.S. District Judge William H. Walls, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, January 31.

Retired: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Charles W. Pickering, Sr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, December 8, 2004.

Retired: U.S. District Judge Diane G. Sypolt, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, January 31.

Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence P. Cohen, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, January 31.

Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Gerald B. Cohn, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, January 3.

Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Willard W. McEwen, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, December 27, 2004.

Resigned:U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Michael Chertoff, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, February 15.

Resigned: U.S. Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, January 2.

Deceased: Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ellsworth Van Graafeiland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, November 20, 2004.

Deceased: Senior U.S. District Judge William A. Bootle, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, January 25.

Deceased: Senior U.S. District Judge Henry A. Mentz, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, January 23.

Deceased: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas M. Brahney, III., U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, December 17, 2004.

Deceased: U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Core, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, December 10, 2004.

Deceased: U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Mignella, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, December 8, 2004.

All dates, unless otherwise noted, are in 2005.