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Vol. 35, Number 10—October 2003

Judicial Milestones

Appointed: Susan G. Braden, as Judge,
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, July 28.

Appointed: Robert Brack, as Judge,
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, July 25.

Appointed: David G. Campbell, as Judge,
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, July 31.

Appointed: Kathleen Cardone, as Judge,
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, July 30.

Appointed: James I. Cohn, as Judge,
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, August 5.

Appointed: Louise W. Flanagan, as Judge,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, July 21.

Appointed: Mark R. Kravitz, as Judge,
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, Auigust 20.

Appointed: Lonny R. Suko, as Judge,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, August 1.

Appointed: Mary Ellen Coster Williams, as Judge,
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, July 21.

Appointed: Brenda T. Rhoades, as Bankruptcy Judge,
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, September 1.

Appointed: Elizabeth S. Stong, as Bankruptcy Judge,
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, September 2.

Appointed: David W. Daniel, as Magistrate Judge,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, September 17.

Appointed: Theresa A. Goldner, as Magistrate Judge,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, August 1.

Elevated: Judge Patricia C. Fawsett, to Chief Judge,
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, succeeding Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich, January 1.

Elevated: Judge Martha Vazquez, to Chief Judge,
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, succeeding Judge James A. Parker, September 2.

Elevated: Bankruptcy Judge Bill G. Parker, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge,
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, succeeding Bankruptcy Judge Donald R. Sharp, September 1.

Elevated: Bankruptcy Judge Mary F. Walrath, to Chief Bankruptcy Judge,
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, succeeding Bankruptcy Judge Peter J. Walsh, September 9.

Senior Status: Judge Jerry Buchmeyer,
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, September 5.

Senior Status: Judge Herbert J. Hutton,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, September 6.

Senior Status: Judge Thomas J. McAvoy,
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, September 17.

Senior Status: Chief Judge James A. Parker,
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, September 1.

Senior Status: Judge Frank Howell Seay,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, September 25.

Retired: Senior Judge John S. Martin, Jr.,
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 30.

Resigned: Judge Stephen M. Orlofsky,
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, August 31.

Resigned: Magistrate Judge Scott W. Skavdahl,
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, August 26.

Deceased: Senior Judge Luther L. Bohanan,
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, July 18.



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