The Third Branch

Judicial Milestones

Appointed: Carl J. Barbier, as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, October 12.
Appointed: Gerald Bruce Lee, as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, October 9.
Appointed: Gregory M. Sleet, as U.S. District Judge for the District of Delaware, September 23.
Appointed: Lawrence O. Anderson, as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Arizona, September 23.
Appointed: Thomas M. DiGirolamo, as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Maryland, September 18.
Appointed: David L. Martin, as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Rhode Island, September 29.
Elevated: Judge Henry R. Wilhoit, Jr., to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, succeeding Judge William O. Bertelsman, September 20.
Elevated: Bankruptcy Judge Rosemary Gambardella, to Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, succeeding Bankruptcy Judge William H. Gindin, August 12.
Elevated: Bankruptcy Judge Susan Pierson Sonderby, to Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, succeeding Bankruptcy Judge John D. Schwartz, July 20.
Retired: Judge John G. Davies, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, July 18.
Retired: Magistrate Judge William L. Harper, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, September 30.
Deceased: Judge John D. Kelly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, October 21.
Deceased: Senior Judge David S. Nelson, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, October 21.
Deceased: Senior Court of Appeals Judge Spottswood W. Robinson, III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, October 11.
Deceased: Senior Court of Appeals Judge Collins J. Seitz, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, October 16.

Director's Awards Nominations Sought

Nominations for the 1999 Director’s Awards for Excellence in Court Operations and the Director’s Award in Outstanding Leadership now are being accepted. Nomination forms will be sent to all payroll certifying officers for distribution to employees. Nominations must be received by the Administrative Office Human Resources Division by January 11, 1999.

The Director’s Award for Excel-lence in Court Operations honors employees whose efforts have im-proved the daily function of the courts. The Director’s Award for Outstanding Leadership recognizes managerial employees who have made long-term contributions to the administration of the federal Judiciary.

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