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Judicial Vacancy List for September 1999


Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary

September 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

NY-N

Cholakis, Con. G. Disabled 6/30/96 Hurd, David N. 2/12/99

NY-S

Cedarbaum, Miriam Senior 3/31/98 Buchwald, Naomi Reice 2/12/99

Patterson, Robert P. Jr. Senior 12/31/98 Daniels, George B. 8/5/99

Sotomayor, Sonia Elevated 10/2/98 Marrero, Victor 5/27/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Third Circuit

CCA

Cowen, Robert E. Senior 9/4/98 Fuentes, Julio M. 3/8/99

Lewis, Timothy Retired 6/30/99

Sarokin, H. Lee Retired 7/31/96 Barry, Maryanne Trump 6/17/99

Stapleton, Walter Senior 6/2/99

NJ

Rodriguez, Joseph H. Senior 5/10/98 Hochberg, Faith S. 4/22/99

PA-E

Cahn, Edward N. Retired 12/31/98

Gawthrop, Robert Deceased 8/1/99

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 Tucker, Petrese B 7/27/99

Reed, Lowell Senior 6/21/99

Shapiro, Norma L. Senior 12/31/98

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 Wynn, James A. Jr. 8/5/99

PL 101-650 New Position 12/1/90

NC-E

Britt, W. Earl Senior 12/7/97 Leonard, J. Rich 3/24/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Fifth Circuit

CCA

Duhe, John M. Senior 4/7/99 Johnson, H. Alston III 4/22/99

Garwood, William L. Senior 1/23/97

Politz, Henry A. Senior 8/10/99

LA-M

Parker, John V. Senior 10/31/98 Brady, James L 7/14/99

TX-N

Sanders, Barefoot Senior 1/1/96 Lynn, Barbara M. 3/25/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Sixth Circuit

CCA

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

Kennedy, Cornelia Senior 3/1/99

MI-E

Taylor, Anna Diggs Senior 12/31/98 Battani, Marianne O. 8/5/99

OH-N

White, George W. Retired 2/26/99 Bell, Steven D. 8/5/99

TN-M

Higgins, Thomas A. Senior 2/28/99 Haynes, William Joseph 5/27/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Seventh Circuit

CCA

Cummings, Walter J. Deceased 4/24/99 Williams, Ann Claire 8/5/99

IL-N

Duff, Brian Barnett Senior 10/30/96 Guzman, Roland A. 8/5/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Eighth Circuit

CCA

Fagg, George Senior 5/1/99

Kelly, John D. Deceased 10/21/98 Bye, Kermit 4/22/99

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

Hall, Cynthia Holcomb Senior 8/31/97 Duffy, James E. Jr. 6/17/99

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 Fisher, Raymond C. 3/15/99

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

AZ

Broomfield, Robert C. Senior 8/12/99

CA-N

Smith, Fern New Position 7/15/99

CA-C

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

Davies, John G. Retired 7/18/98 Gee, Dolly M. 5/27/99

McLaughlin, Linda Hodge Deceased 3/7/99 Cooper, Florence-Marie 7/14/99

Wardlaw, Kim McLane Elevated 7/31/98 Woocher, Fredric D. 5/27/99

CA-S

Brewster, Rudi M. Senior 7/1/98 Lorenz, M. James 3/8/99

OR

Marsh, Malcolm F. Senior 4/16/98 Brown, Anna J. 4/22/99

WA-W

Dwyer, William L. Senior 12/1/98 Pechman, Marsha J. 3/24/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Tenth Circuit

CO

Weinshienk, Zita L. Senior 4/3/98 Coan, Patricia A. 5/27/99

KS

Crow, Sam A. Senior 11/15/96 Murguia, Carlos 3/24/99

OK-N

Brett, Thomas R. Senior 10/3/96 McCarthy, Frank H. 4/30/99

OK-W

Alley, Wayne E. Senior 5/16/99

UT

Greene, J. Thomas Senior 11/28/97 Stewart, Brian Theadore 7/27/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Eleventh Circuit

AL-S

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

FL-M

Hodges, Wm. Terrell Senior 5/2/99

FL-S

Nesbitt, Lenore C. Senior 7/19/98 Jordan, Adalberto Jose 3/15/99

GA-N

Hull, Frank M. Elevated 9/18/97 Pannell, Charles A. Jr. 7/14/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

District of Columbia Circuit

CCA

Buckley, James L. Senior 8/31/96 Kagan, Elena 6/17/99

DC

Harris, Stanley S. Senior 2/1/96 Klein, James W. 3/25/99

Penn, John Garrett Senior 3/31/98 Huvelle, Ellen Segal 3/25/99

Sporkin, Stanely Senior 2/12/99



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

Rich, Giles Deceased 6/9/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

International Trade

USIT

Musgrave, R. Kenton Senior 11/14/97 Eaton, Richard 8/3/99




Total Vacancies: 69

Total Nominees Pending: 49
September 1999
Archived judicial vacancies for September 1999