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Judicial Vacancy List for February 1999


Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary

(Article III Judges Only)

February 1, 1999


Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

First Circuit

PR

Acosta, Raymond L. Senior 6/1/94



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Second Circuit

CCA

Newman, Jon O. Senior 7/1/97

CT

Dorsey, Peter Senior 1/2/98 Underhill, Stefan R. 1/26/99

NY-N

Cholakis, Con. G. Disabled 6/30/96

NY-S

Cedarbaum, Miriam Senior 3/31/98

Patterson, Robert P. Jr. Senior 12/31/98

Sotomayor, Sonia Elevated 10/2/98



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Third Circuit

CCA

Cowen, Robert E. Senior 9/4/98

Sarokin, H. Lee Retired 7/31/96

NJ

Rodriguez, Joseph H. Senior 5/10/98

PA-E

Cahn, Edward N. Retired 12/31/98

Katz, Marvin Senior 8/26/97

Ludwig, Edmund V. Senior 5/20/97 Davis, Legrome 1/26/99

O'Neill, Thomas N. Jr. Senior 7/6/96

PA-W

Bloch, Alan N. Senior 4/12/97

Cohill, Maurice B. Jr. Senior 11/28/94 Norton, Lynette 1/26/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Fourth Circuit

CCA

Phillips, J. Dickson Jr. Senior 7/31/94

PL 101-650 New Position 12/1/90

NC-E

Britt, W. Earl Senior 12/7/97



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Fifth Circuit

CCA

Garwood, William L. Senior 1/23/97

LA-M

Parker, John V. Senior 10/31/98

MS-N

Senter, L. T. Jr. Senior 7/30/98

TX-N

Sanders, Barefoot Senior 1/1/96

TX-E

Justice, William Wayne Senior 6/30/98 Ward, John T. 1/26/99

TX-S

Black, Norman W. Senior 12/6/96 Ellison, Keith P. 1/26/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Sixth Circuit

CCA

Keith, Damon Senior 5/1/95 White, Helene 1/26/99

MI-E

Taylor, Anna Diggs Senior 12/31/98



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Seventh Circuit

IL-N

Alesia, James H. Senior 2/1/98 Hibbler, William 1/26/99

Duff, Brian Barnett Senior 10/30/96

Plunkett, Paul E. Senior 7/10/98 Kennelly, Matthew 1/26/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Eighth Circuit

CCA

Kelly, John D. Deceased 10/21/98

MO-E

Gunn, George F. Jr. Senior 12/1/96 White, Ronnie L. 1/26/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Ninth Circuit

CCA

Beezer, Robert R. Senior 7/31/96 Gould, Ronald M. 1/26/99

Fletcher, Betty B. Senior 11/1/98 Durham, Barbara 1/26/99

Hall, Cynthia Holcomb Senior 8/31/97

Noonan, John T. Senior 1/1/97 Berzon, Marsha L. 1/26/99

Poole, Cecil F. Senior 1/15/96 Paez, Richard A. 1/26/99

Thompson, David R. Senior 12/31/98

Wiggins, Charles E. Senior 12/31/96 Goode, Barry P. 1/26/99

CA-N

Henderson, Thelton E. Senior 11/28/98

CA-C

Byrne, Wm. Matthew Jr. Senior 2/28/98 Phillips, Virginia A. 1/26/99

Davies, John G. Retired 7/18/98

Ideman, James Senior 4/2/98 Feess, Gary Allen 1/26/99

Wardlaw, Kim McLane Elevated 7/31/98

CA-S

Brewster, Rudi M. Senior 7/1/98

OR

Marsh, Malcolm F. Senior 4/16/98

WA-W

Dwyer, William L. Senior 12/1/98



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Tenth Circuit

CO

Weinshienk, Zita L. Senior 4/3/98

KS

Crow, Sam A. Senior 11/15/96

OK-N

Brett, Thomas R. Senior 10/3/96

UT

Greene, J. Thomas Senior 11/28/97



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Eleventh Circuit

AL-S

Howard, Alex T. Jr. Senior 10/21/96

FL-S

Nesbitt, Lenore C. Senior 7/19/98

GA-N

Hull, Frank M. Elevated 9/18/97



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

District of Columbia Circuit

CCA

Buckley, James L. Senior 8/31/96

DC

Harris, Stanley S. Senior 2/1/96

Penn, John Garrett Senior 3/31/98



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Federal Circuit

CCA

Archer, Glenn L. Jr. Senior 12/24/97 Dyk, Timothy B. 1/26/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

International Trade

USIT

Musgrave, R. Kenton Senior 11/14/97




Total Vacancies: 59

Total Nominees Pending: 17
February 1999
Archived Judicial Vacancies for February 1999
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