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Judicial Vacancy List for October 2000


Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary

October 4, 2000


Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

First Circuit



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date
Second Circuit

Winter, Ralph K. Senior 9/30/00



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Third Circuit

CCA

Greenberg, Morton I. Senior 6/30/00 Orlofsky, Stephen M. 5/25/00

Lewis, Timothy Resigned 6/30/99 Cindrich, Robert J. 2/9/00

PA-E

Cahn, Edward N. Retired 12/31/98

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

Shapiro, Norma L. Senior 12/31/98 Fineman, S. David 3/9/00

PA-W

Bloch, Alan N. Senior 4/12/97 Litman, Harry Peter 7/27/00

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

Lee, Donald J. Senior 4/6/00



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Fourth Circuit

CCA

Ervin, Sam J. III Deceased 9/18/99

Hamilton, Clyde H. Senior 11/30/99

Murnaghan, Francis Deceased 8/31/00

Phillips, J. Dickson Jr. Senior 7/31/94 Wynn, James A. Jr. 8/5/99

PL 101-650 New Position 12/1/90 Gregory, Roger L. 6/30/00

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

TX-N

Maloney, Robert B. Senior 8/31/00

CCA

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

Garwood, William L. Senior 1/23/97 Moreno, Enrique 9/16/99

Politz, Henry A. Senior 8/10/99

MS-N

Biggers, Neal Senior 10/1/00

TX-S

Vela, Filamon Senior 5/1/00 Morado, Ricardo 5/11/00



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Sixth Circuit

MI-E

Duggan, Patrick J. Senior 9/29/00

CCA

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

Kennedy, Cornelia Senior 3/1/99 Lewis, Kathleen McCree 9/16/99

Nelson, David A. Senior 10/1/99 Markus, Kent R. 2/9/00

Ryan, James L. Senior 1/1/00

OH-N

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

TN-W

Turner, Jerome Deceased 2/12/00



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Seventh Circuit



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Eighth Circuit

CCA

Fagg, George Senior 5/1/99 Campbell, Bonnie J. 3/2/00

MO-E

Gunn, George F. Jr. Senior 12/1/96

MO-W

Bartlett, D. Brook Deceased 1/21/00

NE

Cambridge, William Senior 7/11/00 Achelpohl, Steven E 9/12/00

ND

Conmy, Patrick Senior 1/5/00



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Ninth Circuit

CCA

Browning, James R Senior 9/1/00

CCA

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

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

AZ

PL 106-113 New Position 11/29/99

Strand, Roger G. Senior 4/28/00

CA-E

Karlton, Lawrence K. Senior 5/27/00 .Johnston, Marian M. 9/7/00

CA-C

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

Keller, William Senior 10/29/99

Paez, Richard A. Elevated 3/9/00

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

HI

Kay, Alan C. Senior 1/1/00 Lim, John S. W. 6/8/00

MT

Lovell, Charles Senior 6/14/00 Anderson, Richard W. 9/13/00

NV

Rawlinson, Johnnie B. Elevated 7/21/00 Riegle, Linda B 4/25/00

OR

Jones, Robert E. Senior 5/1/00



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Tenth Circuit

NM

Conway, John Edwards Senior 9/1/00

CCA

Anderson, Stephen H. Senior 1/1/00

Porfilio, John C. Senior 10/15/99 Arguello, Christine M. 7/27/00

CO

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

OK-N

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

OK-W

Alley, Wayne E. Senior 5/16/99 Crouch, Valerie K. 9/7/00

Thompson, Ralph G. Senior 12/16/99 Hall, Melvin C. 10/3/00

UT

Sam, David Senior 11/1/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Eleventh Circuit

AL-N

Pointer, Sam C. Jr. Senior 11/19/99 Simon, Kenneth O. 6/6/00

AL-S

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

FL-M

PL 106-113 New Position 11/29/99

FL-S

Davis, Edward Senior 7/1/00



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

Wald, Patricia M. Retired 11/16/99 Snyder, Allen R. 9/22/99

DC

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

Sporkin, Stanely Senior 2/12/99 Fields, Rhonda 11/17/99



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

Federal Circuit



Court
Vacancy Created By
Reason
Vacancy Date
Nominee
Nomination Date

International Trade




Total Vacancies: 63

Total Nominees Pending: 36
October 2000
Archived judicial vacancies for October 2000