Judicial calendar 2008
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- Paul Anderson was re-elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
- Frederick C. Arriaga, of the New York City Criminal Court, took office.
- W. Mark Ashford joined the Douglas County Adult Drug Court in Nebraska District 4.
- David Baker was appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court.
- Scott Bales was re-elected to the Arizona Supreme Court.
- Cheri Beasley was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
- Alan Beckoff was appointed to the Kings County Family Court, New York.
- Robert Berliner, of the Westchester County Supreme Court, New York, took office.
- Miriam R. Best was appointed acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
- Theodore Boehm, of the Indiana Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Jeffrey S. Brown was elected to the Nassau County Supreme Court, New York.
- Peter C. Buckley was appointed a supervising judge of the New York Supreme Court 6th Judicial District and an acting justice of the Chemung County Supreme Court, New York.
- Cheree A. Buggs, of the New York City Civil Court, took office.
- Anne Burke was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court.
- Brian D. Burns was appointed the supervising judge for the Town and Village Courts of the New York Supreme Court 6th Judicial District and an acting justice of the Oswego County Supreme Court, New York.
- Denis J. Butler was elected to the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
- Fernando Camacho was appointed an acting justice of the Queens County Supreme Court, New York and a judge of the New York Court of Claims.
- Charles Canady was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court.
- Susan M. Capeci was appointed to the Westchester County Court, New York.
- Frank Caruso was elected to the Niagara County Supreme Court, New York.
- Richard Caschette was appointed to the Colorado 8th Judicial District.
- Joseph F. Cawley, of the Broome County Court, New York, took office.
- Donald F. Cerio, Jr. was appointed to the New York Court of Claims for the Madison County Court, New York.
- Michael V. Coccoma, of the Otsego County Supreme Court, New York, took office.
- Daniel Conviser was appointed acting justice of the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
- Matthew Cooper was appointed an acting justice of the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
- Patricia O'Brien Cotter, of the Montana Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Edmund Dane, of the Nassau County Family Court, New York, took office.
- Noach Dear was elected to the New York City Civil Court of Kings County, New York.
- Vito M. DeStefano was elected to the Nassau County Supreme Court, New York.
- Brent Dickson, of the Indiana Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Christopher Dietzen was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
- James H. Dillon was elected to the Erie County Supreme Court, New York and the Chautauqua County Supreme Court.
- Richard Doyle was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
- Monica Drinane was appointed to the Bronx County Family Court, New York.
- Timothy S. Driscoll was elected to the Nassau County Supreme Court, New York.
- David R. Duggan joined the Fifth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- Mary Fairhurst was re-elected to the Washington Supreme Court.
- Paul G. Feinman was elected to the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
- Thomas P. Franczyk, of the Erie County Court, New York, took office.
- Jeffrey Froelich was elected to the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals.
- Robert J. Gigante, of the Richmond County Surrogate's Court, New York, took office.
- Lorie Gildea was elected/retained to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
- Stephen Gorsalitz became the chief judge of the 9th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Bernard Graham was appointed an acting judge of the Kings County Family Court, New York.
- Rudolph E. Greco, Jr., of the New York City Civil Court, took office.
- Jane Greenspan was appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
- Philip Grella was appointed an acting justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court.
- Shlomo Hagler was appointed an acting justice of the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
- William Hill was re-elected to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
- Randall Hinrichs was appointed Supervising Judge of the Suffolk County Court, New York.
- Kenneth C. Holder was elected to the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
- Jason L. Hudson, of the Dyer County General Sessions Court, Tennessee, took office.
- Terry Huitink retired from the Iowa Court of Appeals and assumed senior status.
- Melissa C. Jackson was appointed Supervising Judge of the New York County Criminal Court.
- Dawn M. Jimenez-Salta, of the New York City Civil Court, took office.
- Diana Johnson, of the Kings County Surrogate's Court, New York, took office.
- David J. Kaplan was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.
- Michael Kelly was elected to the Michigan Fourth District Court of Appeals.
- James M. Kindler was appointed acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York and judge of the New York Court of Claims.
- William Koch was elected to a full term on the Tennessee Supreme Court.
- Shirley Kornreich was appointed to the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
- Katherine A. Levine, of the New York City Civil Court, took office.
- Paul L. Macek was appointed to Iowa District Seven.
- Janet C. Malone, of the Westchester County Family Court, New York, took office.
- John G. Marks was appointed Acting Supervising Judge of the Nassau County Family Court, New York.
- Andrea Masley was appointed to the Bronx County Family Court, New York.
- Dominic R. Massaro was appointed to the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
- James McClelland was elected to the 16th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Camille McMullen was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
- Michael H. Melkonian was appointed judge of the New York Court of Claims and acting justice of the Rensselaer County Supreme Court, New York.
- Richard B. Meyer was appointed an acting justice of the Essex County Supreme Court, New York.
- Donald A. Miles, of the New York City Civil Court, took office.
- Lindsey Miller-Lerman, of the Nebraska Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Leroy Millette was appointed to the Supreme Court of Virginia.
- Warfield Moore retired from the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Matthew J. Murphy, III, of the Niagara County Court, New York, took office.
- Joseph G. Nesser, of the Monroe County Family Court, New York, took office.
- Francis A. Nicolai took office as a justice of the Westchester County Supreme Court, New York.
- Robert Otte joined Nebraska District 3.
- Steven W. Paynter was elected to the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
- Michelle Pirro-Bailey, of the Onondaga County Family Court, New York, took office.
- Ricky Polston was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court.
- Amanda Potterfield was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
- Thomas H. Preacher was appointed to Iowa District Seven.
- Christopher G. Quinn, of the Nassau County Court, New York, took office.
- Robert R. Reed took office as a New York City Civil Court and was designated to the Bronx County Family Court, New York.
- Jerome J. Richards was appointed a supervising judge of the St. Lawrence County Court, New York.
- Karen A. Romeo was appointed to Colorado 5th Judicial District.
- Jeanette Ruiz was appointed to the Bronx County Family Court, New York.
- J. Michael Sharp joined the Tenth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- Greg Shaw began service on the Alabama Supreme Court.
- Robin K. Sheares became a judge of the New York City Civil Court and the Kings County Family Court, New York.
- Randall Shepard, of the Indiana Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Carol Sherman was appointed to the Queens County Family Court, New York.
- O. Peter Sherwood was appointed judge of the New York Court of Claims and acting justice of the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
- Michael J. Shubatt was appointed to Iowa District One.
- Elaine Slobod, of the Orange County Supreme Court, New York, took office.
- Marsha L. Steinhardt was appointed to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.
- Cynthia Stephens was appointed to the Michigan First District Court of Appeals.
- Norman St. George was appointed a judge of the Nassau County Court, New York and an acting justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court, New York.
- Evelyn Stratton was re-elected to the Ohio Supreme Court.
- W. Howard Sullivan was appointed the supervising judge for the Justice Courts of the New York Supreme Court 6th Judicial District.
- Phillip J. Tabor was appointed to Iowa District Seven.
- Rena K. Uviller became a certificated justice of the New York County Supreme Court, New York
- George R. Villegas was appointed to the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
- William A. Viscovich, of the New York City Civil Court, took office.
- Thomas E. Walsh II was appointed to the Rockland County Surrogate's Court, New York.
- Joseph Watt, of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Steven Weissman was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.
- Theresa Bryant Whelan, of the Suffolk County Family Court, New York, took office.
- Paul Wooten was appointed to the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
- James Wynn was re-elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
- Van Zimmer assumed senior status and retired from the Iowa Court of Appeals.
January[edit]
- Jerome B. Abrams was appointed to the Minnesota First Judicial District.
- Rolando Acosta was appointed to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.
- Steven J. Andreasen was appointed to Iowa District Three.
- Jay Cohen was appointed to the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
- Marilyn J. Dettmer was appointed magistrate of Iowa District Two.
- Randall Eng joined the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
- Diane Hathaway, of the Michigan Supreme Court, took office.
- Duane E. Hoffmeyer was appointed Chief Judge of Iowa District Three.
- Elisa Koenderman was appointed to the New York City Criminal Courts.
- Jonathan Lauderbach became the Chief Judge of the 42nd Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Robert M. Mandelbaum was appointed to the New York City Criminal Courts.
- Karla Moskowitz was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
- Stephanie Forker Parry was appointed to Iowa District Three as a magistrate.
- Henry Saad was elected Chief Judge of the Michigan Second District Court of Appeals.
- Debra Stephens, of the Washington Supreme Court, took office.
- Carolyn E. Wade, of the New York City Civil Court, took office.
- Daniel Winfree appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court.
- Lori Currier Woods became an acting justice of the Orange County Supreme Court, New York.
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January 1[edit]
- Michael R. Smith was appointed Chief Judge of the 1st Circuit Court, Michigan.
January 2[edit]
- Dorian Damoorgian, of the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal, took office.
- January 3:
- Spencer Williams died while serving on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
- January 4: Amul Thapar received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
- January 5: Phillip Figa died while serving as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
- January 6:
- Duross Fitzpatrick died while serving on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
- Edward Korman died while serving on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
- January 7: Ralph Cappy retires from Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- January 8: Thomas Schroeder received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
- January 14: Richard Dinkins was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
- January 15: Peter Rubin, of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, took office.
- January 16: Francis Fecteau was appointed to the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
- January 23:
- Robert Leach was appointed to the Washington Court of Appeals.
- John Reif, of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, took office.
- January 24:
- John Dewane was appointed to the Berrien County Trial Court, Michigan.
- January 25: Ariel Belen and John Leventhal were designated to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
- January 30: Katherine Leonard of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals took office.
- January 31:
- John H. Guthmann was appointed to the Minnesota Second Judicial District.
- Kevin Korsmo was appointed to the Washington Court of Appeals.
February[edit]
- Cheryl Chambers was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
- Tamara G. Garcia and Fred Karasov were appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
- Paula J. Hepner was appointed supervising judge for the Kings County Family Court and the Richmond County Family Court in New York.
- Laurie Miller was appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
- Christopher C. Polking was appointed to Iowa District Two as a magistrate.
- Stephanie Zaro was appointed to the New York City Criminal Courts.
- February 5: Michael Kavanagh was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Third Department.
- February 6:
- John Kittredge was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
- Aphrodite Konduros was elected to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.
- Anne K. McKeig was appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
- February 7: Gabrielle Wolohojian, of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, took office.
- February 11:
- James Giles assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- Bernard Malone and Leslie Stein took office on the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.
- Bruce Kauffman assumed senior status while serving as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- John Padova Sr. assumed senior status.
- February 13: Kevin Korsmo, of the Washington Court of Appeals, took office.
- February 26: William Browning died while serving as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
- February 27:
- Alexander Wright, of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, took office.
- Robert Zarnoch, of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, took office.
- February 29:
- Melissa Standridge, of the Kansas Court of Appeals, took office.
March[edit]
- Kevin K. Allen was appointed to the Utah First Judicial District.
- Bill Meier won the primary race for a seat on the Texas Court of Appeals.
- Russell T. Perkins was appointed Chancellor of the Twentieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- Verna L. Saunders was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.
- March 1: Robert Leach, of the Washington Court of Appeals, took office.
- March 4: Monti Belot assumed senior status.
- March 9: Mark Filip resigned from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- March 13
- Steven Agee nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit by George W. Bush.
- Earl E. Maus, of the Minnesota Ninth Judicial District, took office.
- March 25: Edward Rafeedie died while serving on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- March 26:
- Susan E. Beebe was appointed to the 4th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Larry Schwartz was appointed to the Colorado 10th Judicial District.
- March 27: John H. Guthmann, of the Minnesota Second Judicial District, took office.
April[edit]
- Joseph P. Binkley was appointed to the Twentieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- Leland DeGrasse and Dianne Renwick were appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
- April 1:
- Dennis Kolenda resigned from the 17th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Walker Miller of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado assumed senior status.
- Wisconsin Supreme Court election in which Burnett County Circuit Court judge Michael Gableman became the first person in over three decades to unseat a sitting incumbent justice by defeating Louis Butler 51 to 49 percent.
- April 3: Martin Jenkins resigned from office as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
- April 4:
- Martin Jenkins appointed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
- Lewis Babcock of the District of Colorado assumes senior status.
- April 10: Christopher P. Yates was appointed to the 17th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- April 17:
- John Mendez received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
- Brian Miller received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
- Lawrence O'Neill received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
- April 18: Catharina Haynes received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
- April 29: James Hall received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
May[edit]
- Robert Mallano nominated to the position of Presiding Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division One
- May 1:
- Frederick Van Sickle assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
- Thomas Hogan assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
- May 5: Elaine Brown of the Indiana Court of Appeals took office.
- May 13: Margaret Workman returned to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
- May 16:
- Patricia Bigelow appointed to the California Courts of Appeal
- Frank Jackson appointed to the California Courts of Appeal
- Walter Kelley resigned from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
- May 20:
- Thomas Balmer, of the Oregon Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Rita Gruber elected to the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
- Courtney Henry elected to the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
- James D. Todd assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
- May 21:
- Stanley Anderson received his commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
- John Geathers was elected to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.
- May 27:
- Sally Adkins was appointed to the Maryland Court of Appeals.
- Joel Horton and Warren E. Jones were re-elected to the Idaho Supreme Court.
- May 29:
- Lisa Bloch Rodwin, of the Erie County Family Court, New York, took office.
June[edit]
- Louise Bjorkman appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals
- June 2: Eric Magnuson was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
- June 4:
- Frank Jackson, of the California Second District Court of Appeal, was sworn into office.
- Robert Mallano, Presiding Justice of Division 1 of the California Second District Court of Appeal, was sworn into office.
- June 6: Anthony Bartholomew, of the Hawai`i Third Circuit Family Court, Hawaii, took office.
- June 12: Thomas Ludington received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
- June 18: Michelle Dietrich was appointed to the Minnesota Fifth Judicial District.
- June 19: David Kays received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
- June 23: Mark Davis received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
- June 24: Michelle Ann Larkin and Lawrence Stauber were appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
- June 25:
- Sally Adkins took office on the Maryland Court of Appeals.
- Warren Ferguson died while serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
- June 30: William Lawrence received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
July[edit]
- Terry A. Doughty was elected to the 5th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Daniel Ellender was elected to the 4th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- F. Michael Goodbee was appointed to the Colorado 17th Judicial District.
- Robert C. Johnson was elected to the 4th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Gregory M. Lammons was appointed to the Colorado 8th Judicial District.
- Alan L. Pearson retired from Iowa District One and assumed senior status.
- Thomas J. Quammen was appointed to the Colorado 19th Judicial District.
- Elizabeth Weishaupl was appointed to the Colorado 18th Judicial District.
- July 1:
- Steven Agee received commission to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
- Ann Jorgensen appointed to the Illinois Second District Appellate Court
- Michael Burke appointed to the Illinois Second District Appellate Court
- Helen Freedman appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
- Larry Schwartz, of the Colorado 10th Judicial District, took office.
- James T. Swenson became the Chief Judge of the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
- July 7 Raymond Kethledge received commission as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
- July 9: Deborah Barnes joined the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
- July 15:
- Nancy Bostrack and Steven Schwab was appointed to the Minnesota Third Judicial District.
- July 20:
- Charles Brieant died while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- July 22: Kiyo Matsumoto received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
- July 23: Murray Snow received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
- July 24: Mitchell Goldberg, Darnell Jones and Joel Slomsky nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- July 25: Sally Adkins, of the Maryland Court of Appeals, took office.
- July 29: Thomas Hull died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
- July 30: Cathy Seibel received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- July 31:
- John Geathers, of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, took office.
- Charles Kornmann assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
- Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. retired from his position as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
August[edit]
- Joseph P. Binkley was retained by voters to the Twentieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- Deborah Eyler was appointed to the Colorado 10th Judicial District.
- Michael Gableman, of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, took office.
- Cleo Powell was appointed to the Virginia Court of Appeals.
- Mary Seminara-Schostok was appointed to the Illinois Second District Appellate Court.
- August 1:
- Greg Anderson joined the Minnesota Fifth Judicial District.
- Nelly Khouzam assumed her position on the Florida Second District Court of Appeal.
- Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
- Jane Triche-Milazzo, of the 23rd Judicial District, Louisiana, was sworn in to office.
- Alexander Waugh joined the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court
- Susan Bucklew assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
- August 7:
- Mary Ellen Barbera was appointed to the Maryland Court of Appeals.
- Andy Bennett was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
- David M. Bragg was elected to the Sixteenth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- Tony A. Childress was elected Chancellor of the Twenty Ninth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- John T. Fowlkes was elected to the Criminal Court of the Thirtieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- William Koch was retained by voters to another term on the Tennessee Supreme Court
- Bobby Ray McGee was elected to the Sixth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- D. Kelly Thomas, of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, was retained by voters.
- Gary Wade was retained by voters to another term on the Tennessee Supreme Court
- August 8:
- Paul Gardephe received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Daniel Venters was appointed to the Kentucky Supreme Court.
- August 18: Stephen Murphy received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
- August 19: Charles W. Johnson was re-elected to the Washington Supreme Court.
- August 21: Kitty Brennan appointed to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
- August 22: Janet Boes was appointed to the 10th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- August 24: died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
- August 28: Charles Canady was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court.
- August 29:
- Joel Bolger appointed to the Alaska Court of Appeals.
- Kelsey Kawano, of the Maui Second Circuit District Court, Hawaii, took office.
- Glenn Suddaby received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
September[edit]
- Jeffrey Kremers appointed Chief Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
- Marc J. Whiten was appointed to the New York City Criminal Courts.
- September 1:
- Tony A. Childress took office as Chancellor of the Twenty Ninth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- Peter Messitte assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
- Ken Ripple assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
- September 2:
- Mary Ellen Barbera, of the Maryland Court of Appeals, took office.
- Janice Holder sworn in as Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
- Kathryn Graeff, of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, took office.
- Albert Matricciani, of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, took office.
- September 6:
- William Hand died while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
- September 8: Charles Canady, of the Florida Supreme Court, took office.
- September 10:
- Robert L. Headrick was sworn in to office as judge of the Blount County General Sessions Court, Tennessee.
- Barron McCune died while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
- September 21: Harold Sanders of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, passed away.
- September 22:
- September 23: Margaret Downie and Peter Swann appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals by Janet Napolitano.
- September 26: Goldberg, Jones and Slomsky confirmed by U.S. Senate to United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- September 27: Larry Boyle, of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, retired.
- September 28:
- Joseph Eaton died while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
- September 30:
- Mary Scriven received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
- Stephen F. Williams assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
October[edit]
- Zel Fischer was appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court.
- Sharon Lee was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
- Elana Cunningham Wills appointed to the Arkansas Supreme Court.
- Arlen J. Van Zee retired from Iowa District Seven and assumed senior status.
- October 1: James M. Moody Sr. and William Wilson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas assumed senior status.
- October 3: James Giles retired from service on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- October 4:
- Dawn Amacker was elected to the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Kerry Anderson was elected to the 36th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Glenn Ansardi was elected to the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Paul Bonin was elected to the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal.
- Ed Broussard was elected to the 15th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Christopher Bruno was elected to the 41st Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Robert E. Burgess was elected to the 42nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Kevin D. Conner was elected to the 25th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Michael Craig was elected to the 26th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- William J. Crain was elected to the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Mary C. Devereux was elected to the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Mary Lauve Doggett was elected to the 9th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Lee Faulkner, Jr. was elected to the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- August J. Hand was elected to the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Karen K. Herman was elected to the 41st Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Catherine Kimball was re-elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
- Keva Landrum-Johnson was elected to the 41st Judicial District, Louisiana.
- M. Lauren Lemmon was elected to the 29th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Nancy Miller was elected to the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- James R. Mitchell was elected to the 30th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Martha Ann O'Neal was elected to the 36th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Allison H. Penzato was elected to the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- J. Christopher Peters was elected to the 28th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Penelope Quinn Richard was elected to the 38th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Richard Swartz Jr. was elected to the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Trudy White was elected to the 19th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Warren Daniel Willett was elected to the 35th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- October 5:
- Howard Munson died while serving on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
- George Schiavelli resigned from service as a judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- William Walter Wilkins retired from his position as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
- October 6:
- Eric Melgren received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
- Joel Slomsky received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- October 7:
- Michael Baxter and Caroline H. Lennon were appointed to the Minnesota First Judicial District.
- October 10: Michael Anello received his commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
- October 14:
- Philip Brimmer received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
- Anthony Trenga received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
- October 16: Nina Gershon received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
- October 21:
- Christine Arguello received her commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
- Edward Nottingham resigned from service on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
- Clark Waddoups received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
- October 24: Robert Robles was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
- October 29: Linda Vanzi was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
- October 30: Darnell Jones received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- October 31: Mitchell Goldberg received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
November[edit]
- The Mississippi Supreme Court elections
- Thomas J. Bice was appointed to Iowa District Two.
- Tom Colbert, of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Charles Daniels of the New Mexico Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Robert Eastaugh, of the Alaska Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Robert Edmunds was re-elected to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
- Allison Eid, of the Colorado Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Gregory Hobbs, of the Colorado Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Robert N. Hunter, Jr. was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
- J. Elizabeth Kellum elected to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
- Michael G. Mack was elected to the 26th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Bill Meier was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
- Mary Murphy was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
- Margaret Murray-Scholz Noe was elected to the 39th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Jane Ranum was elected to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
- John Reif, of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Patricio Serna, of the New Mexico Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Jim Sharp was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
- Kent Sullivan was appointed to the Texas Court of Appeals.
- Christine Vertefeuille, of the Connecticut Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Mary Windom elected to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
- November 1:
- Harry Barnes, of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, assumed senior status.
- Helen Brown retired from the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Arthur Randolph assumed senior status.
- Linda Vanzi, of the New Mexico Court of Appeals, took office.
- November 3:
- Sean W. McPartland was appointed to Iowa District Six.
- November 4:
- Lisabeth Tabor Hughes was re-elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court.
- Rosemarie Elizabeth Aquilina was elected to the 30th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Eve Belfance was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
- Gail Chang Bohr was elected to the Minnesota Second Judicial District.
- Patricia Breckenridge was elected to the Missouri Supreme Court.
- Mary Ellen Brennan was elected to the 6th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Jeffrey Brown was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
- Timothy Cannon was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
- William W. Carmody was elected to the 11th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- David Chandler was elected to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
- Cathy Cochran was re-elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
- John Connor was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
- Kevin W. Cronin was elected to the 48th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Daniel Crothers, of the North Dakota Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Clayton Davis was elected to the 14th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Rex Davis was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
- Blair Downing Edwards was elected to the 21st Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Sam Ervin was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
- Mark Gibbons was re-elected to the Nevada Supreme Court.
- Charles R. Goodman was elected to the 12th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Lisa Ortlieb Gorcyca was elected to the 6th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Roy Gotham was elected to the 32nd Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Greg Guidry was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
- Daniel Arthur Hathaway was elected to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Diane Hathaway was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court.
- Robert Hendrickson was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
- Wallace Jefferson was re-elected to the Texas Supreme Court.
- Phil Johnson, of the Texas Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Charles A. Johnson, of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, was retained by voters.
- J. Woodfin Jones was elected Chief Justice of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals.
- Connie Marie Kelley was elected to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Menis Ketchum was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
- Jim Kitchens was elected to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
- Kevin Korsmo was elected to a full term on the Washington Court of Appeals.
- Ellen Shirer Kovach was elected to the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Suzanne Kreeger was elected to the 8th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Ramon Lafitte was elected to the 1st Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Ann Lamar was elected to a full term on the Mississippi Supreme Court.
- Linda Lau, of the Washington Court of Appeals, was retained by voters.
- Gary Lumpkin, of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, was retained by voters.
- Craig Marcotte was elected to the 1st Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Mary Muehlen Maring was re-elected to the North Dakota Supreme Court.
- Jennifer Mazzuchi was elected to the 25th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Mike McGrath (Montana) was elected to the Montana Supreme Court.
- Maureen O'Connor was re-elected to the Ohio Supreme Court.
- Patrick W. O'Grady was elected to the 15th Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Kris Pickering was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court.
- Lynne A. Pierce was elected to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
- Randy Pierce was elected to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
- Robin D. Pittman was elected to the 41st Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Robert Ringland was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
- Guadalupe Rivera was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
- Greg Shaw was elected to the Alabama Supreme Court.
- Debra Stephens was re-elected to the Washington Supreme Court.
- Linda Stephens was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
- Dale Wainwright was re-elected to the Texas Supreme Court.
- Martha Walters, of the Oregon Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
- Paul Womack, of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, was retained by voters.
- Margaret Workman was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
- November 6: James Cunningham, Michele A. Davis and Geoffrey Tenney were appointed to the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District.
- November 11:
- James G. Martin was appointed to the Twenty First circuit court, Tennessee.
- Ronald F. Ware was elected to the 14th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- November 12: Timothy Garcia was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
- November 13: Peter Scuderi, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, died.
- November 18: James Lockemy joined the South Carolina Court of Appeals.
- November 30: William Furgeson assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
December[edit]
- Sara Doyle elected to the Georgia Court of Appeals
- December 1:
- Deborah Eyler, of the Colorado 10th Judicial District, took office.
- Robert Gross elected Chief Judge of the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal.
- Guadalupe Rivera, of the Texas Court of Appeals, took office.
- John O. Steele joined the Illinois First District Appellate Court.
- December 15:
- Stanwood Duval assumed senior status while serving as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
- December 16:
- John Sprizzo died while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Norwood Tilley assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
- December 19: Melvin H. Fujino, of the Hawai`i Third Circuit Family Court, Hawaii, took office.
- December 23: Eric Cholack was appointed to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
- December 26: Linda V. Parker was appointed to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
- December 29: Harlington Wood died while serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
- December 31:
- Judith Billings retired from the Utah Court of Appeals.
- Rick Bryant resigned from the 14th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Dewey E. Burchett, Jr. retired from the 26th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Curtis Calloway retired from the 19th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Jack Camp assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
- Term ended for Anthony Carpinello of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.
- Frank Damrell assumed senior status while serving as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
- Elaine W. DiMiceli retired from the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Orinda Evans assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
- Donald M. Fendlason retired from the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Kirk R. Granier retired from the 29th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Jo Ellen Grant retired from the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Larry J. Green retired from the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Kernan A. Hand retired from the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Byron Hebert retired from the 15th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Patrica T. Hedges retired from the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Lester P. Kees resigned from the 30th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Hugh Lawson assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
- Steven Levinson retired from the Hawaii Supreme Court.
- Robert Lifson's term on the New York Supreme Court expired.
- Marcel Livaudais retired from his position as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
- William Roe retired from the 25th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Martha Sassone retired from the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Michael Smolenski retired from the Michigan Third District Court of Appeals.
- Glen W. Strong retired from the 5th Judicial District, Louisiana.
- Melvin P. Zeno retired from the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana.
See also[edit]
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