Judicial calendar 1994

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• William B. Acree joined the Twenty Seventh circuit court, Tennessee.
• Gerry Alexander was elected to the Washington Supreme Court.
• Efrain Alvarado was appointed an acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
• James Ardaiz became the Presiding Justice of the California Fifth District Court of Appeal
• Rex Armstrong was elected to the Oregon Court of Appeals.
• Don R. Ash joined the Sixteenth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Richard Bandstra, Joel Hoekstra and Jane Markey were elected to the Michigan Third District Court of Appeals.
• Mary Kay Becker was elected to the Washington Court of Appeals.
• Robert Benton and William Van Nortwick were appointed to the Florida First District Court of Appeal.
• Tanya Bransford was appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
• John Buckley was elected to the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
• Joseph C. Calabrese, of the Nassau County Court, New York, took office.
• George Carley was elected to the Georgia Supreme Court.
• John Cayce was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• George B. Ceresia, Jr. was elected to the Rensselaer County Supreme Court, New York.
• Constance Cohen was appointed associate juvenile judge of Iowa District Five.
• Sara Combs was appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
• Ronald Cox was elected to the Washington Court of Appeals.
• Chris Craft was appointed to the Criminal Court of the Thirtieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• David Demarest was elected to the New York Supreme Court 4th Judicial District.
• John Duffy was appointed to Iowa District Three.
• W. Dennis Duggan was elected to the Albany County Family Court, New York.
• Robert Eastaugh was appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court.
• Prentis Edwards, of the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan, took office.
• Jo Ann Ferdinand was appointed an acting justice of the Kings County Supreme Court, New York.
• Marc Finkelstein was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.
• Daron F. Fritz was appointed magistrate of Iowa District Two.
• Michael A. Gary was appointed an acting justice of Kings County Supreme Court, New York.
• Stanley B. Green was appointed an acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
• Arlene H. Hahn was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.
• Rick Haselton, of the Oregon Court of Appeals, took office.
• Terry Huitink was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
• Bernette Johnson was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
• Patricia K. Karasov was elected to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
• Yvonne Kauger, of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• Leslie King was appointed to the Mississippi Court of Appeals.
• John Konenkamp was appointed to the South Dakota Supreme Court.
• Lois J. Lang was appointed to the Minnesota Ninth Judicial District.
• William Leaphart was elected to the Montana Supreme Court.
• John G. Linn was appointed to Iowa District Eight.
• Arthur Lombard, of the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan, took office.
• Teresa K. Luther joined Nebraska District 9 as a District Court Judge]].
• Larry D. Martin was elected to the Kings County Supreme Court, New York.
• Gilbert Martinez was appointed Chief Presiding Judge of the Colorado 4th Judicial District.
• Ruben Andres Martino was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.
• Robert C. McGann was appointed an acting justice of the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
• John S. McLellan was appointed to the Second Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Marianne O. Mizel was elected to the Ulster County Family Court, New York.
• Patricia Rivet Murray joined the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal.
• Peter O'Connell was elected to the Michigan Fourth District Court of Appeals.
• Eugene Oliver, Jr. was appointed acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
• Marian Opala, of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• William C. Ostlund was appointed to Iowa District Two.
• William Pattinson was appointed to Iowa District Two.
• Rita Harmening Pedersen was appointed a magistrate of Iowa District Two.
• Spero Pines, of the Broome County Family Court, New York, took office.
• Charles E. Ramos was elected to the New York County Supreme Court, New York.
• Robert A. Rolfe was appointed a magistrate of Iowa District Five.
• Phillip R. Rumsey, of the Cortland County Supreme Court, New York, takes office.
• Henry Saad was appointed to the Michigan Second District Court of Appeals.
• Richard S. Scherer was appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
• James Scott was appointed to Iowa District Three.
• Frank A. Sedita, Jr. was elected to the Erie County Supreme Court, New York.
• M. John Sherman took office as judge of the Family, Surrogate's and County courts of Tompkins County, New York.
• Randall Slieter was appointed to the Minnesota Eighth Judicial District.
• J. Curtis Smith joined the Twelfth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Donald Spilseth was appointed to the Minnesota Eighth Judicial District.
• W. Matthew Stevenson was appointed to the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal.
• James Stewart was elected to the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal.
• Robert H. Straus was appointed acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York.
• Joseph C. Teresi was elected to the Albany County Supreme Court, New York.
• Deborah Thomas was appointed to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Peter Tom was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
• Albert Tomei was elected to the Kings County Supreme Court, New York.
• Patrick H. Tott was appointed to Iowa District Three as a magistrate.
• Ann M. Troge was appointed to Iowa District Two as a magistrate.
• Jeffrey Victory was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
• Elizabeth Weaver was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court.
• Carole Youngblood was elected to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.

January

• Barry M. Donalty, of the Oneida County Court, New York, took office.
• David Friedman became an acting justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
• Priscilla Hall, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, took office.
• January 1:

• Anthony Cardona was appointed presiding justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Third Department.
• Patricia A. Riley was appointed to the Indiana Court of Appeals.
• Anita Florio was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
• John Gibson assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
• Eugene Nickerson assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
• Alvin Turner, Jr., of the 23rd Judicial District, Louisiana, took office.

• January 4:

• Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, of the State of New York Court of Appeals, took office.
• Robert Durham was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court.
• Carolyn Fulmer assumes her position on the Florida Second District Court of Appeal.

• January 19:

• Peter Fay assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

• January 24:

• Paul Williams died while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

• January 31: Gustave Diamond assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

February

• David Welles was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.

• February 3:

• Karen Peters was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.

• February 11:

• Marjorie Rendell received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• Thomas Vanaskie received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
• Lesley Wells received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

• February 13:

• Roy Winfield Harper died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

• February 14:

• Nancy Gertner received her commission to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
• Michael Ponsor received his commission to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

• February 15:

• Harold Ackerman assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

• February 17:

• Scott Reed died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

• February 21:

• John Hargrove assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

• February 24:

• Richard C. Perkins was appointed to the Minnesota First Judicial District.

• February 25:

• John Wright was appointed to the Nebraska Supreme Court.

March

• Charles Susano was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
• March 1: Hugh Thompson was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court.
• March 4: James Kirsch was appointed to the Indiana Court of Appeals.
• March 6: Adrian Duplantier assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• March 10: Helen Berrigan received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• March 11:

• Samuel Biery received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
• Cameron Currie received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
• William Furgeson received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
• Orlando Garcia received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
• John Hannah received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
• Daniel Hurley received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• Janis Jack received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
• Tucker Melancon received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
• Judith Rogers received her commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

• March 22: Emmet Sullivan was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
• March 24: Catherine Stone was appointed to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• March 28: Franklin Burgess received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
• March 28: Michael Davis received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
• March 28: Ancer Haggerty received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
• March 31: James B. Todd was appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

April

• April 1:

• Frank Battisti assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
• Robert Zampano retired from his position as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

• April 10:

• Sam Hall died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

• April 12:

• Peter Beer assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

• April 14:

• Elizabeth Tao was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.

• April 15:

• Rosemary Barkett received her commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

• April 18:

• Glenn Mencer assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

• April 19:

• Edward Neaher died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

• April 26:

• Denise Cote was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

May

• May 1:

• Dickinson Debevoise assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
• Robert Potter assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

• May 3: Kathryn Werdegar was appointed to the California Supreme Court.
• May 9:

• Deborah Batts received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Fortunato Benavides received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
• James Carr received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
• Ruben Castillo received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
• Audrey Collins received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
• Clarence Cooper received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
• Robert Henry received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
• Frank Hull received his commission to serve on the Northern District of Georgia.
• Mary Lisi received her commission to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
• Solomon Oliver received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
• Willie Sands received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
• Carl Stewart received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

• May 11: John Waller was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
• May 23:

• John Grady assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

• May 31:

• Sherman Finesilver assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
• Robert R. King was appointed to the Minnesota First Judicial District.

June

• June 5:

• Robert Schnacke died while serving on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

• June 8: Billy Burrage received his commission to serve on the Western, Eastern, and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
• June 8: David Hamilton was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
• June 9:

• Vanessa Gilmore received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
• Terence Kern received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
• Theodore McKee received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

• June 16:

• William Downes received his commission to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.
• Paul Friedman received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Denise Hood received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
• Gladys Kessler received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Emmet Sullivan received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Diana Motz received her commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
• Richard Paez received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
• Robert Parker began his service on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
• Emmet Sullivan received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Ricardo Urbina received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

• June 18:

• John Nordberg assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

• June 30: Leonard Wexler assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

July

• July 1:

• Paul Anderson, of the Minnesota Supreme Court, took office.
• Tony N. Leung was appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.

• July 7: William Albert Norris assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
• July 18:

• Guido Calabresi received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York.
• Robert Sack received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

• July 22: Carolyn Berger was appointed to the Delaware Supreme Court.
• July 26: Jerry Goodman was appointed to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
• July 31: James Phillips assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

August

• Robert Dowd was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals
• Charles Susano was elected to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
• David Welles was elected to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
• August 3: Stephen Breyer received his commission to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.
• August 8: Paul Haerle confirmed to the California Courts of Appeal.
• August 9:

• Judith Haller took the oath of office for her position on the California Courts of Appeal.
• Rosemary Pooler received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

• August 10:

• Harold Baer received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Paul Borman received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
• Jose Cabranes received commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
• Denise Cote received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Denny Chin received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Lewis Kaplan received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• John Koeltl received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Blanche Manning received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

• August 15: Richard Cudahy assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
• August 18: Alexander Williams received commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
• August 26: Mark Bennett received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

• August 29:

• Richard Aldrich takes oath of office to serve on the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three
• Jack Miller died, ending his service on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

• August 31: James Logan assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.

September

• Carolyn Wade Blackett was appointed to the Criminal Court of the Thirtieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Thomas K. Kane was appointed to the Colorado 4th Judicial District.
• September 1:

• Mary Cuff joined the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court.
• Ralph Guy assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

• September 9:

• Betty Richli took the oath of office for her position on the California Courts of Appeal.
• Franklin Billings assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

• September 15:

• Michael Hawkins received his commission to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Napoleon Jones received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
• Barrington Parker received commission as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• John O'Meara received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
• Robert Timlin received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

• September 16: Barbara Caulfield resigned from service on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
• September 19: Abner Mikva stepped down from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
• September 23: John R. Solien was appointed to the Minnesota Ninth Judicial District.
• September 28: Robert Chatigny received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
• September 29:

• Frederic Block received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
• William Bryson received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
• Salvador Casellas received his commission to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
• Daniel Dominguez received his commission to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
• Stanwood Duval received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• John Gleeson received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
• Allyne Ross received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
• Shira Scheindlin received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Sarah Vance received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

• September 30: Bruce Jenkins assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Utah.

October

• October 1:

• John Gerry assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

• October 3:

• William Murray died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

• October 4:

• Harold Baker assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

• October 5:

• Lee Sarokin received commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

• October 7:

• Robert Cindrich received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
• David Coar received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
• Catherine Perry received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
• Paul Riley received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
• Dominic Squatrito received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
• David Tatel received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

• October 10:

• James Carrigan assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
• Earl Carroll assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

• October 11:

• James Beaty received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
• David Briones received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
• Elaine Bucklo received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
• David Hamilton received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
• Robert Gettleman received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
• Helen Gillmor received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
• Okla Jones received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• David Katz received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
• Sean McLaughlin received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
• William Moore received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
• Diana Murphy received her commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
• Fred Parker received his commission to serve on the Second Circuit.
• Thomas Porteous received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• James Robertson received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Thomas Russell received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
• Roslyn Silver received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
• Alvin Thompson received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
• William Walls received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

• October 19:

• Frank Battisti died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

• October 28:

• Peter Hoff was appointed to the Minnesota Eighth Judicial District.
• Charles Stewart died while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

• October 31:

• William Bauer assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

November

• C.C. Bridgewater was appointed to the Washington Court of Appeals.
• Larry Joplin was appointed to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
• Joyce Kennard, of the California Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• John Leventhal was elected to the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
• James Nelson (Montana), of the Montana Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• William Ray Price, of the Missouri Supreme Court, was retained by voters.

• November 1:

• David Edelstein assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

• November 7:

• James Ellison assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

• November 8:

• David Chew and Ann McClure were elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Ronald George, of the California Supreme Court, was retained by voters.
• Nathan Hecht was re-elected to the Texas Supreme Court.
• Sharon Keller was elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
• Stephen Powell was elected to the Ohio District Courts of Appeal.
• Leslie Yates was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals.

• November 9:

• Juan Burciaga assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

• November 11:

• Charles Tenney died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

• November 12:

• Kathleen O'Malley received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

• November 15:

• Florence-Marie Cooper received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

• November 21:

• Walter Black assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
• Richard Harvey Chambers died, ending his service on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
• Sven Holmes received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

• November 26:

• Lee West assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
• William Timbers died while serving on the Second Circuit.

• November 28:

• Winston Arnow died while serving on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
• Maurice Cohill assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
• Carr Darden of the Indiana Court of Appeals took office.
• Vicki Miles-LaGrange received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

December

• Michael Bustamante was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
• Terrie Livingston, of the Texas Court of Appeals, took office.
• Angela Mazzarelli was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
• James Wechsler, of the New Mexico Court of Appeals, took office.
• December 1: Ronald Meredith died while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
• December 10:

• Veronica Wicker died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

• December 14: James Salmon, of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, took office.
• December 15: William Connolly was appointed to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
• December 28: Gordon Thompson assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
• December 30: Edward Spain was appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
• December 31:

• Robert Staker assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
• Sherman Finesilver died while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

See also

• Judgepedia:Calendar archive