The Third Branch

Judicial Milestones

Appointed: Robert D. Sack, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, August 6.
Appointed: Raner Collins, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, August 19.
Appointed: Susan Oki Mollway, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, August 4.
Appointed: Dan A. Polster, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, August 10.
Appointed: Richard W. Roberts, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, July 31.
Appointed: Victoria A. Roberts, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, August 11.
Appointed: Ralph E. Tyson, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, August 10.
Appointed: Terry Myers, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho, August 1.
Appointed: James S. Starzynski, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico, August 14.
Appointed: Joe B. Brown, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, August 3.
Appointed: Lisa Cataldo, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, August 11.

Elevated: Judge Neal Biggers, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, succeeding Judge L. T. Senter, Jr., July 31.
Elevated: Judge Robert L. Echols, to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, succeeding Judge John T. Nixon, August 1.

Senior Status: Judge David S. Doty, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, June 30.
Senior Status: Judge John T. Nixon, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, August 15.

Retired: Senior Court of Appeals Judge James K. Logan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, July 15.
Retired: Bankruptcy Judge Alfred C. Hagan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho, July 31.

Deceased: Senior Court of Appeals Judge Frank X. Altimari, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, July 19.
Deceased: Senior Judge Richard M. Bilby, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, August 11.
Deceased: Senior Judge Robert W. Warren, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, August 20.

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