Judicial Vacancy List for December 2011
Current Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary
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112th Congress
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As of 12/01/2011
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Circuit/District
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Incumbent
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Vacancy Reason
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Vacancy Date
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Nominee
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Nomination Date
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01 - MA
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Gertner,Nancy
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Senior
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05/22/2011
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01 - MA
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Ponsor,Michael A.
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Senior
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08/15/2011
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01 - PR
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Dominguez,Daniel R.
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Senior
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07/31/2011
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02 - CT
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Droney,Christopher F.
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Elevated
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11/28/2011
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02 - NYE
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Dearie,Raymond J.
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Senior
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04/03/2011
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02 - NYE
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Ross,Allyne
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Senior
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04/05/2011
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Brodie,Margo Kitsy
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06/07/2011
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02 - NYS
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Scheindlin,Shira Ann
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Senior
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08/16/2011
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02 - NYS
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Berman,Richard M.
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Senior
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09/11/2011
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02 - NYS
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Kaplan,Lewis A.
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Senior
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02/01/2011
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Abrams,Ronnie
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07/28/2011
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02 - NYS
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Marrero,Victor
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Senior
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12/31/2010
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Carter Jr.,Andrew L.
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05/19/2011
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02 - NYS
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Hellerstein,Alvin K.
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Senior
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01/31/2011
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Furman,Jesse M.
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06/07/2011
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02 - NYS
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Robinson,Stephen C.
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Resigned
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08/11/2010
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Ramos,Edgardo
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05/04/2011
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02 - NYW
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Larimer,David G.
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Senior
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03/03/2009
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Green,Michael Charles
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01/26/2011
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03 - CCA
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Barry,Maryanne Trump
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Senior
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06/30/2011
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Shwartz,Patty
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10/05/2011
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03 - NJ
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Cooper,Mary Little
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Senior
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08/31/2011
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03 - PAE
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Surrick,R. Barclay
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Senior
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02/01/2011
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03 - PAE
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Golden,Thomas M.
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Deceased
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07/31/2010
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03 - PAE
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Brody,Anita B.
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Senior
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06/08/2009
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03 - PAE
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Bartle III,Harvey
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Senior
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10/01/2011
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03 - PAM
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Vanaskie,Thomas I.
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Elevated
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04/21/2010
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03 - PAM
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Caputo,A. Richard
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Senior
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03/31/2009
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04 - CCA
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Michael,M. Blane
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Deceased
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03/25/2011
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Thacker,Stephanie Dawn
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09/08/2011
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04 - MD
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Messitte,Peter J.
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Senior
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09/01/2008
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Russell III,George Levi
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11/10/2011
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04 - NCE
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Howard,Malcolm J.
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Senior
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12/31/2005
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04 - SC
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Floyd,Henry F.
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Elevated
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10/03/2011
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Lewis,Mary Geiger
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03/16/2011
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04 - WVN
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Broadwater,W. Craig
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Deceased
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12/18/2006
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Groh,Gina Marie
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05/19/2011
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05 - LAE
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Porteous Jr.,G. Thomas
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Impeached
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12/08/2010
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Morgan,Susie
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06/07/2011
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05 - LAM
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Tyson,Ralph E.
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Deceased
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07/18/2011
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05 - TXE
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Ward,T. John
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Retired
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10/01/2011
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05 - TXE
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Heartfield,Thad
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Senior
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01/01/2010
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Gilstrap,James Rodney
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05/19/2011
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05 - TXS
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Jack,Janis Graham
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Senior
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06/01/2011
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05 - TXS
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Rainey,John D.
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Senior
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06/11/2010
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Costa,Gregg Jeffrey
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09/08/2011
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05 - TXW
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Furgeson Jr.,W. Royal
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Senior
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11/30/2008
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05 - TXW
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Briones,David
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Senior
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02/26/2009
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Guaderrama,David Campos
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09/14/2011
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06 - KYW
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Russell,Thomas B.
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Senior
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11/15/2011
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06 - MIE
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Tarnow,Arthur J.
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Senior
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05/25/2010
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06 - MIE
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Friedman,Bernard A.
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Senior
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01/01/2009
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Drain,Gershwin A.
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11/17/2011
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06 - OHN
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Carr,James G.
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Senior
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06/01/2010
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Helmick,Jeffrey J.
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05/11/2011
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06 - TNW
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Donald,Bernice Bouie
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Elevated
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09/06/2011
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07 - CCA
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Evans,Terence T.
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Senior
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01/07/2010
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Nourse,Victoria Frances
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01/05/2011
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07 - ILN
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Andersen,Wayne R.
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Retired
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07/31/2010
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07 - ILN
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Coar,David H.
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Senior
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08/12/2009
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Lee,John Z.
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11/10/2011
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07 - ILN
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Manning,Blanche M.
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Senior
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02/01/2010
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Tharp Jr.,John J.
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11/10/2011
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07 - WIW
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Shabaz,John C.
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Senior
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01/20/2009
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Butler Jr.,Louis B.
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01/05/2011
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08 - ARE
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Moody,James Maxwell
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Senior
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09/30/2008
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Baker,Kristine Gerhard
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11/02/2011
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08 - MOW
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Smith,Ortrie D.
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Senior
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04/30/2011
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Phillips,Mary Elizabeth
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06/07/2011
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08 - MOW
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Laughrey,Nanette K.
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Senior
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08/27/2011
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Wimes,Brian C.
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09/22/2011
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08 - NE
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Kopf,Richard G.
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Senior
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12/01/2011
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Gerrard,John M.
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05/04/2011
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09 - AZ
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Murguia,Mary H.
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Elevated
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01/03/2011
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09 - AZ
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Zapata,Frank R.
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Senior
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08/03/2010
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Marquez,Rosemary
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06/23/2011
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09 - CAC
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Larson,Stephen G.
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Resigned
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11/02/2009
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09 - CAC
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Matz,A. Howard
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Senior
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07/11/2011
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Fitzgerald,Michael Walter
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07/20/2011
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09 - CAN
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Position Open
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New Position
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10/03/2011
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09 - CAS
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Miller,Jeffrey T.
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Senior
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06/06/2010
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Bencivengo,Cathy Ann
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05/11/2011
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09 - CAS
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Whelan,Thomas J.
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Senior
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08/15/2010
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Curiel,Gonzalo P.
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11/10/2011
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09 - CCA
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Trott,Stephen S.
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Senior
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12/31/2004
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09 - CCA
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Kleinfeld,Andrew J.
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Senior
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06/12/2010
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Christen,Morgan
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05/18/2011
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09 - CCA
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Position Open
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New Position
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01/21/2009
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Nguyen,Jacqueline H.
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09/22/2011
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09 - CCA
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Rymer,Pamela Ann
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Deceased
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09/21/2011
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Watford,Paul J.
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10/17/2011
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09 - MT
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Molloy,Donald W.
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Senior
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08/16/2011
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Christensen,Dana L.
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05/04/2011
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09 - NV
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Hunt,Roger L.
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Senior
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05/26/2011
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Du,Miranda
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08/02/2011
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09 - OR
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Hogan,Michael R.
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Senior
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09/24/2011
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09 - WAE
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Shea,Edward F.
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Senior
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10/01/2011
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09 - WAE
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Whaley,Robert H.
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Senior
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07/12/2009
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Rice,Thomas Owen
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06/29/2011
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10 - CCA
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Henry,Robert H.
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Resigned
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06/30/2010
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10 - CCA
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Tacha,Deanell Reece
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Senior
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01/27/2011
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Six,Steve
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03/09/2011
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10 - KS
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Lungstrum,John W.
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Senior
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11/02/2010
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10 - OKN
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Kern,Terence C.
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Senior
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01/04/2010
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Mikkanen,Arvo
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02/02/2011
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10 - UT
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Campbell,Tena
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Senior
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01/01/2011
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10 - UT
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Kimball,Dale A.
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Senior
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11/30/2009
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Nuffer,David
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06/29/2011
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11 - CCA
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Birch Jr.,Stanley F.
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Retired
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08/29/2010
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11 - CCA
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Black,Susan H.
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Senior
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02/25/2011
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Jordan,Adalberto Jose
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08/02/2011
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11 - FLN
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Mickle,Stephan P.
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Senior
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06/22/2011
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11 - FLS
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Gold,Alan Stephen
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Senior
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01/10/2011
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11 - GAN
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Cooper,Clarence
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Senior
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02/09/2009
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Silas,V. Natasha Perdew
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01/26/2011
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11 - GAN
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Martin,Beverly B.
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Elevated
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01/20/2010
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Walker,Linda T.
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01/26/2011
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DC - CCA
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Ginsburg,Douglas H.
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Senior
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10/14/2011
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DC - CCA
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Randolph,A. Raymond
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Senior
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11/01/2008
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DC - CCA
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Roberts Jr.,John G.
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Elevated
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09/29/2005
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Halligan,Caitlin Joan
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01/05/2011
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DC - DC
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Kennedy Jr.,Henry H.
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Senior
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11/18/2011
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DC - DC
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Urbina,Ricardo M.
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Senior
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01/31/2011
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Contreras,Rudolph
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07/28/2011
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FD - CCA
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Michel,Paul R.
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Retired
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05/31/2010
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Taranto,Richard Gary
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11/10/2011
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IT - CCA
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Barzilay,Judith M.
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Senior
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06/02/2011
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IT - CCA
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Wallach,Evan J.
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Elevated
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11/08/2011
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Total Vacancies: 84
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Total Nominees Pending: 44
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