Judicial calendar 2002

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• Rolando Acosta was elected to the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
• Elsa Alcala was appointed to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Thomas P. Aliotta was appointed to the Richmond County Supreme Court, New York.
• Allen Alpert was appointed to the Bronx County Family Court, New York.
• Marvin Baxter retained his seat on the California Supreme Court.
• James Berkley Boyd was appointed to the Colorado 9th Judicial District.
• Denis John Boyle was appointed an acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
• Edward Thomas Brady was elected to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
• Thomas P. Brown, a multi-bench judge of the County, Family and Surrogate's courts of Allegany County, New York, took office.
• Joseph A. Bueltel was appointed to the Minnesota Third Judicial District.
• Bert A. Bunyan was elected to the Kings County Supreme Court, New York.
• Walter Carpeneti, of the Alaska Supreme Court was retained.
• Gregory Carro was appointed acting justice of the New York County Supreme Court, New York and judge of the New York Court of Claims.
• John W. Carter was appointed acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
• Stephen W. Cass was appointed acting justice of the Chautauqua County Supreme Court, New York.
• Mary Rita Connerton, of the Broome County Family Court, New York, took office.
• John M. Czygier, Jr., of the Suffolk County Surrogate's Court, New York, took office.
• Michael E. Daley was elected to the Herkimer County Supreme Court, New York.
• Denver D. Dillard was appointed to Iowa District Six.
• Pat Donofrio was appointed to the Michigan Second District Court of Appeals.
• Jean McNeil Dunn was appointed magistrate of Iowa District Two.
• Christine Durham became the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court.
• Saralee Evans was appointed an acting justice of the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
• Mary Fairhurst was elected to the Washington Supreme Court.
• W. Patrick Falvey was appointed the Presiding Justice of the Criminal, Juvenile and Family Drug Treatment Courts of Yates County, New York.
• Mark H. Fandrich, of the Cayuga County Court, New York, took office.
• Walter Felton was elected to the Virginia Court of Appeals.
• William E. Garnett was appointed an acting justice of the Kings County Supreme Court, New York.
• Vincent Del Giudice was appointed judge of the New York Court of Claims and acting justice of the Kings County Supreme Court, New York.
• Joseph Grosso was appointed an acting justice of the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
• George Hanks was appointed to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• David F. Harrington was appointed to the Minnesota Ninth Judicial District.
• Duane Hart was elected to the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
• Stephen W. Herrick, of the Albany County Court, New York, took office.
• Ross H. Hicks joined the Nineteenth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Carol A. Hooten was elected to the Minnesota First Judicial District.
• Polly A. Hoye, multi-bench judge of the Fulton County Court, New York, took office.
• Christian F. Hummel was elected to the Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court, New York.
• Patrick Irvine was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals.
• Debra James was appointed an acting justice of the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
• Charles W. Johnson was re-elected to the Washington Supreme Court.
• Barbara R. Kapnick was elected to the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
• Patrick L. Kirk, multi-bench judge of the Herkimer County Court and Surrogate's Court, took office.
• Carol S. Klein was appointed an acting justice of the Orange County Supreme Court, New York.
• Douglas Lang was appointed to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Albert Lorenzo was appointed judge of the New York Court of Claims and acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
• Patricia A. Maxwell, of the Erie County Family Court, New York, took office.
• Melanie May was appointed to the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal.
• Judith Meierhenry was appointed to the South Dakota Supreme Court.
• Lindsey Miller-Lerman, of the Nebraska Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• David Minge was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
• Bay Mitchell was appointed to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
• Salvatore J. Modica was appointed to the New York City Criminal Court of Kings County.
• Christopher Murray was appointed to the Michigan First District Court of Appeals.
• Jeffrey A. Neary was appointed to Iowa District Three.
• Peter J. O'Donoghue was elected to the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
• Eduardo Padro was elected to the New York County Supreme Court.
• Michael L. Pesce was appointed Presiding Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 2nd and 11th Judicial Districts.
• Daniel B. Petre was appointed to the Colorado 9th Judicial District.
• Emily Pines was elected to the Suffolk County Supreme Court, New York.
• Marion T. Pope, Jr. retired from the Georgia Court of Appeals and assumed senior status.
• Barbara R. Potter was appointed to the St. Lawrence County Family Court, New York.
• Mark L. Powers, of the Schenectady County Family Court, New York, took office.
• Gail Prudenti was appointed Presiding Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
• Frederick G. Reed, of the Ontario County Surrogate's Court, New York, took office.
• Leonard P. Rienzi was appointed Supervising Judge of the Richmond County Supreme Court, New York.
• Martin E. Ritholtz was elected to the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
• Martin Schoenfeld was appointed to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.
• David E. Seaman was appointed to the Niagara County Family Court, New York.
• Larry Bart Stanley joined the Thirty First circuit court, Tennessee.
• Evelyn Stratton was re-elected to the Ohio Supreme Court.
• Sidney F. Strauss was elected to the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
• Joseph D. Valentino, of the Monroe County Supreme Court, took office.
• Benny B. Waggoner was appointed a magistrate of Iowa District Eight.
• William P. Warren was appointed an acting justice of the Rockland County Supreme Court, New York.
• Joseph Watt, of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• John Weimer was re-elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
• Mark S. Wernick was appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
• Steven D. Wheeler was appointed to the Minnesota Second Judicial District.
• Steven Zinter was appointed to the South Dakota Supreme Court.

January

• Sergio Gutierrez was appointed to the Idaho Court of Appeals.
• Sandee Marion assumed office on the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Michael R. Mullins was appointed to Iowa District Eight.
• Ann Schindler was appointed to the Washington Court of Appeals.

• January 1:

• Procter Hug assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
• F. Hugh Larose, of the 17th Judicial District, Louisiana, took office.
• Eugene Nickerson died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
• George Smith assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
• Herman Weber assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

• January 4:

• Nicholas Politan retired from his position as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

• January 6:

• Herbert Maletz died, ending his service on the United States Court of International Trade.

• January 7:

• John Reynolds died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

• January 15:

• Ronald Robie, of the California Third District Court of Appeal, took office.

• January 16:

• Hipolito Garcia died while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

• January 18:

• Charles William Kraft died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

• January 22:

• Elton Kendall resigned from service on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

• January 23:

• Percy Anderson was nominated by President George W. Bush to the Central District of California.

• January 25:

• James Marchiano was confirmed as Presiding Justice of the California First District Court of Appeal, Division One.
• Sandra Margulies assumed office on the California Courts of Appeal.
• Stuart Pollak was appointed to the California First District Court of Appeal.
• Maria Rivera was appointed to the California Courts of Appeal.

• January 30:

• Marcia Krieger received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
• James Mahan received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

• January 31:

• Thomas Penfield Jackson assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

February

• Richard Leon received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Odell McGhee II was appointed to Iowa District Five.
• Martha L. Mertz was appointed to Iowa District Five.
• Richard Teitelman was appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court.

• February 8:

• Richard Fybel appointed to the California Courts of Appeal.
• Robert G. Rancourt was appointed to the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District.

• February 9:

• Paul Magnuson assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

• February 12:

• Callie Granade received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
• Philip Martinez received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
• William Dwyer died while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

• February 14:

• Janice Clark, a judge with the 19th Judicial District, Louisiana, is fined $5,000 by the Louisiana Board of Ethics for violating a rule against use of campaign funds for personal reasons.
• Allison Krehbiel was appointed to the Minnesota Fifth Judicial District.
• Michael Melloy received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
• Jay Zainey received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

• February 19:

• David Bunning received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
• James Gritzner received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
• Eva Guzman, of the Texas Court of Appeals, took office.

• February 22:

• Edwin Hunter died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

• February 26:

• Cindy Jorgensen who was nomianted to the District of Arizona was confirmed by the United States Senate.

• February 28:

• James Jarvis assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

March

• Rebecca White Berch appointed to Arizona Supreme Court
• William Klatt was appointed to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
• Maria Oxholm was appointed to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.

• March 1:

• Rosanne Nathanson, of the Minnesota Second Judicial District, took office.
• William Standish assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

• March 3: Luis Gonzalez joined the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
• March 6:

• Robert Blackburn received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
• Cindy Jorgenson received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

• March 7: Jon Levy was appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
• March 9: Carol Mansmann died while serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
• March 14:

• Henry Woods died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

• March 15: Shelby Highsmith assumed senior status.
• March 19:

• Ralph Beistline received his commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
• David Bury received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
• Randy Crane received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

• March 30: Nathaniel Jones retired from service on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

April

• Leland Bush was appointed to the Minnesota Fifth Judicial District.

• April 4:

• Hiram Ward died while serving on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

• April 5:

• Michael Schiferl was appointed to the Colorado 16th Judicial District.

• April 15:

• Ira De Ment assumed senior status.
• Byron White died, ending his service on the Supreme Court of the United States.

• April 16:

• Terrence O'Brien received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
• Hugh Waters died while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

• April 17:

• Lance Africk received his commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

• April 23:

• Legrome Davis received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• Jeffrey R. Howard was confirmed as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.

May

• Evelyn Keyes was appointed to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• May 1: Percy Anderson received his commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

• Joan Ericksen received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
• William Griesbach received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
• Natalie Hudson was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
• Glenn Norton was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals.
• John Walter received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

• May 4:

• Eugene Gordon died while serving on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
• Walter I. Lanier III was elected to the 17th Judicial District, Louisiana.

• May 5:

• Howard Bratton died while serving on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
• Jeffrey R. Howard received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.
• Cynthia Rufe received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

• May 10:

• Leonard Davis received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
• Andrew Hanen received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
• Samuel Mays received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
• Thomas Rose received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

• May 15: Paul Cassell received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
• May 20: David C. Higgs and William H. Leary III were appointed to the Minnesota Second Judicial District.
• May 21:

• Thomas Balmer, of the Oregon Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• Michael Ryan was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court.

• May 24:

• Lawrence McKenna assumed senior status.
• Stephen M. Halsey joined the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District.

• May 26:

• William Ingram died while serving on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

• May 29:

• Robert Morgan died while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

• May 30: F.A. Little assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
• May 31: Gene Gomes took the oath of office for her position on the California Courts of Appeal.

June

• Kurt Johnson was appointed to the Minnesota Fifth Judicial District.
• William Mastro was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
• Kevin C. McClanahan was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.
• Helen Meyer, of the Minnesota Supreme Court, took office.
• Josh Morriss was appointed Chief Justice of the Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals.
• June 3:

• Harry Leinenweber assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
• Laughlin Waters died while serving on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

• June 11:

• Reinaldo Rivera was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
• Amalya Kearse assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

• June 17: David C. Higgs, of the Minnesota Second Judicial District, took office.
• June 19: Michael Baylson received his commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• June 28: Roderick McKelvie resigned from commission on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
• June 30: Dean Buttram resigned from his position as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

July

• Edward J. Cleary and Marybeth Dorn were appointed to the Minnesota Second Judicial District.
• Katherine R. Delgado was appointed to the Colorado 17th Judicial District.
• John D. Lloyd was appointed to Iowa District Five.
• Jeff Wilson was appointed to the Colorado 6th Judicial District.
• July 1:

• Marvin Aspen assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
• Joseph Irenas assumed senior status.
• Michael Ryan assumed office on the Arizona Supreme Court.

• July 18: Robert Klausner was nominated by was nominated by President George W. Bush to the Central District of California.
• July 19: Mary E. Hannon was appointed to the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District.
• July 22: Regina Chu was appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
• July 27: Samuel Johnson, Jr. died while serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
• July 29: Christopher Conner received commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
• July 30: Richard Clifton received commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
• July 31:

• Joy Conti received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
• Julia Gibbons received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
• John E. Jones received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
• Anthony Kane joined the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.

August

• Mel I. Dickstein was appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
• Helen Meyer, of the Minnesota Supreme Court, took office.
• R. Thomas Moorhead was appointed to the Colorado Fifth Judicial District.
• Lawton Nuss was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court.
• August 1: Jose L. Fuentes and Edith Payne were elevated to the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court
• August 2:

• Henry Autrey received his commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
• David Cercone received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
• Richard Dorr received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
• Morrison England received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
• David Godbey received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Henry Hudson received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Tim Savage received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• Brooks Smith received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
• Amy St. Eve received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

• August 30: D. Arthur Kelsey was appointed to the Virginia Court of Appeals.

September

• Angela Arkin, of the Colorado 18th Judicial District, took office.
• Arnold B. Goldin was appointed Chancellor of the Thirtieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Pattie P. Swift was appointed to the Colorado 12th Judicial District.
• September 1: G. David Miller, of the Colorado 4th Judicial District, took office.
• September 3:

• Wilhelmina Wright, of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, took office.
• Eugene Allen Wright died while serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

• September 13:

• Kenneth Marra received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• James Trimble assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

• September 17:

• Jose Martinez received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• Arthur Schwab received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
• Stephen Reasoner assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

• September 18:

• Barry Albin, of the New Jersey Supreme Court, took office.

• September 25:

• Bailey Aldrich died, ending his service on the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.

October

• October 1:

• Douglas Hillman retired from service on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
• Thomas Hull assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
• Daniel Maus was appointed to the Colorado 19th Judicial District.

• October 3: James Gardner received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• October 4: Reena Raggi received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
• October 5:

• Herbert A. Cade was elected to the 41st Judicial District, Louisiana.
• William G. Carmichael was elected to the 20th Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Mark A. Jeansonne was elected to the 12th Judicial District, Louisiana.
• William J. Knight was elected to the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Hans J. Liljeberg was elected to the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Anthony Marabella was elected to the 19th Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Robert L. Wyatt was elected to the 14th Judicial District, Louisiana.

• October 10: Ron Clark received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
• October 12:

• George J. Larke was elected to the 32nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
• J. Larry Vidrine was elected to the 13th Judicial District, Louisiana.

• October 30: Richard Caretti was appointed to the 16th Circuit Court, Michigan.

November

• Jody Adams was re-appointed to the New York County Family Court, New York.
• Ann Calabria was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
• Rick Elmore was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
• Charles Freeman was re-elected to the Illinois Supreme Court.
• Martha Geer was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
• Mark Gibbons was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court.
• Kenneth Griffis was elected to the Mississippi Court of Appeals.
• Laura Higley was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Evelyn Keyes was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Lori Landry was elected to the 16th Judicial District, Louisiana.
• William Leaphart was re-elected to the Montana Supreme Court.
• John McBain was elected to the 4th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Maureen O'Connor was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court.
• James Rice, of the Montana Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, of the California Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• November 1:

• James Turk assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

• November 2: Petra Jimenez Maes, of the New Mexico Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• November 5:

• Martha Anderson was elected to the 6th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Alvin Batiste was elected to the 18th Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Randall L. Bethancourt was elected to the 32nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
• David A. Blanchet was elected to the 15th Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Richard Bosson was elected to the New Mexico Supreme Court.
• Don C. Burns was elected to the 37th Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Jack Carter was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Cathy Cochran was re-elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
• Darryl Derbigny was elected to the 41st Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Christopher Dingell was elected to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Diane Druzinski was elected to the 16th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Kem Frost was re-elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• John Gadola was elected to the 7th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Sean Gallagher was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
• Rita Garman was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court.
• Dori Garza was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Eva Guzman was retained to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Wallace Jefferson was elected to the Texas Supreme Court.
• William Klatt was first elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
• Thomas Kliebert, Jr. was elected to the 23rd Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Janelle Lawless was elected to the 30th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Steve McKeithen was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Josh Morriss was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• William Myles was elected to the 23rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Daniel Patrick O'Brien was elected to the 6th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• James Robert Redford was elected to the 17th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Cynthia Rice was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
• Lisa Sadler was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
• Arlene Singer was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
• Matthew Switalski was elected to the 16th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Dale Wainwright was re-elected to the Texas Supreme Court.
• Benedict Willard was elected to the 41st Judicial District, Louisiana.
• James R. Winchester, of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• Paul Womack, of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, was retained by voters.
• Daniel Zemaitis was elected to the 17th Circuit Court, Michigan.

• November 13:

• Tim Corrigan received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

• November 14:

• Dale Saffels died while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

• November 15:

• Rosemary Collyer received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Kent Jordan received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
• James Kinkeade received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Thomas W. Phillips received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
• William E. Smith received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
• Jeff White received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

• November 19: William Martini received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

• November 25:

• Woodrow Jones died while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

• November 26:

• Mark Fuller received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
• Daniel Hovland received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.
• Ronald Leighton received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
• Michael McConnell received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
• Linda Reade received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
• John Rogers received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
• Dennis Shedd received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

• November 27:

• Edwin Mechem died while serving on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

December

• David W. Crockenberg was appointed to the Colorado 10th Judicial District.
• Raymond Ikola appointed to the California Courts of Appeal.
• Sherman W. Phipps was appointed to Iowa District Five.
• Michael Warren was appointed to the 6th Circuit Court, Michigan.

• December 3:

• Jose Linares received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

• December 4:

• Stanley Chesler received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
• Robert Kugler received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
• Freda Wolfson received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

• December 16:

• Richard Putnam died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

• December 20:

• Richard Bosson, of the New Mexico Supreme Court, took office.

• December 26:

• Milton Moore, of the Louisiana Court of Appeal Second Circuit, took office.

• December 30:

• Harris Adams appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals

See also

• Judgepedia:Calendar archive