Judicial calendar 1997

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• Neva Rettig Baker was appointed a magistrate of Iowa District Seven.
• Gary W. Bastian was appointed to the Minnesota Second Judicial District.
• John F. Batt was appointed to the Niagara County Family Court, New York.
• Michael Bender was appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court.
• Robert Benham joined the Probate Court of the Thirtieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Daniel L. Block was appointed to Iowa District One.
• Peter C. Buckley was appointed a multi-bench judge of the Chemung County Court, New York and the Chemung County Surrogate's Court, New York.
• Brian D. Burns was appointed to the Otsego County Court, New York.
• Larry Burns was appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California as a magistrate.
• Steven Burns was appointed District Judge of Nebraska District 3.
• Russell P. Buscaglia was appointed an acting justice of the Erie County Supreme Court, New York and a judge of the New York Court of Claims.
• Thomas Carroll was appointed to the New York Court of Claims.
• Stephen C. Clarke was appointed to Iowa District One.
• Herman Clause, of the 15th Judicial District, Louisiana, took office.
• Ralph F. Costello joined the Suffolk County Supreme Court, New York.
• Kevin M. Dillon was elected to the Erie County Supreme Court, New York.
• Deborah Dowling was elected to the Kings County Supreme Court, New York.
• Gershwin Drain was appointed to the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan.
• Timmie Erin Elsner was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.
• Joseph E. Fahey, of the Onondaga County Court, New York, took office.
• Telford E. Forgety, Jr. was appointed Chancellor of the Fourth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Ralph T. Gazzillo, of the Suffolk County Court, New York, took office.
• Richard Giardino, multi-bench judge of the Fulton County Court, New York, took office.
• Maureen McKenna Goldberg was appointed to the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
• Jeffrey L. Harris was appointed to Iowa District One.
• Francis A. Honrath was appointed to Iowa District Three as a magistrate.
• Gregory A. Hulse was appointed to Iowa District Five.
• Paul R. Huscher was appointed to Iowa District Five.
• Annabelle Clinton Imber began service on the Arkansas Supreme Court.
• Roderick Ireland was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
• Timothy T. Jarman was appointed to Iowa District Three.
• Robert C. Jones was reappointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit as a Federal Bankruptcy Judge.
• John Kauer was appointed to Iowa District Three as a magistrate.
• Cynthia Kinser was appointed to the Supreme Court of Virginia.
• Jeannette Theriot Knoll, of the Louisiana Supreme Court, took office.
• Delores M. Kolka was appointed to Iowa District One.
• Barry Kron was appointed an acting justice of the Queens County Supreme Court, New York.
• Ann Kuhter was appointed a magistrate of Iowa District Six.
• Frank Labuda was elected to the County and Surrogate's courts of Sullivan County, New York.
• John Lahtinen was appointed and elected to the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
• Robert Mahan was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
• Kevin S. Maughan was appointed a magistrate of Iowa District Eight.
• C. Lyle Mayberry, Jr. was appointed to Iowa District Four as a magistrate.
• Mark M. Meddaugh was appointed an acting justice of the Sullivan County Supreme Court, New York.
• Deborah Stevens Modica was appointed to the New York City Criminal Courts.
• Russell Lee Moore joined the Twenty Ninth circuit court, Tennessee.
• J. Emmett Murphy, of the Westchester County Supreme Court, New York, took office.
• Martin P. Murphy was appointed to the New York Family Court in New York City.
• Paul Nelson was appointed to the Minnesota Eighth Judicial District.
• Robert C. Noonan, of the Genesee County Surrogate's Court, New York, took office.
• Verle Norris was appointed a magistrate of Iowa District Five.
• Patricia Nunez was appointed to the New York City Criminal Court.
• Barbara Panepinto was elected to the New York City Civil Court.
• Elizabeth Pickett was elected to the Louisiana Court of Appeal Third Circuit.
• Larry H. Puckett joined the Tenth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Jeffrey P. Queck was appointed to Iowa District Three as a magistrate.
• Denise D. Reilly was appointed to the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
• Francois A. Rivera was elected to the Kings County Supreme Court, New York.
• Kevin K. Ryan, of the Clinton County Court and the Clinton County Surrogate's Court, New York, took office.
• Thomas Saylor was elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
• Jean T. Schneider was appointed to the New York City Housing Court.
• Mary Scriven appointed to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida as a magistrate.
• Waldemar Senyk was appointed to the Minnesota Seventh Judicial District.
• Anthony F. Shaheen joined the Oneida County Supreme Court, New York.
• Mark J. Smith was appointed to Iowa District Seven.
• Rebecca J. Stern joined the Hamilton County Criminal Court, Tennessee.
• Philip Straniere, of the New York City Civil Court, took office.
• W. Neil Thomas joined the Eleventh Judicial District, Tennessee.
• Michael C. Vance was appointed a magistrate of Iowa District Eight.
• William Whitbeck was appointed to the Michigan Fourth District Court of Appeals.
• Jack J. White was appointed to Iowa District Four as a magistrate.
• Paul Womack, of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, took office.
• Richard Yuille, of the 7th Circuit Court, Michigan, took office.
• William Zastera became a District Court judge in Nebraska District 2.

January

• Karen Angelini was appointed to the Texas Court of Appeals.
• Stephen Brown, of the Washington Court of Appeals, took office.
• Theresa M. Cisneros was appointed to the Colorado 3rd Judicial District.
• Nanci Grant, of the 6th Circuit Court, Michigan, took office.
• Paul Hamre, of the 36th Circuit Court, Michigan, took office.
• Robin Hunt, of the Washington Court of Appeals, took office.
• Alex Martinez, of the Colorado Supreme Court, took office.
• Susan R. Miles, of the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District, took office.
• Robert Murphy, of the 24th Judicial District, Louisiana, took office.
• Scott D. Rosenberg was appointed to Iowa District Five.
• John D. Trahan, of the 15th Judicial District, Louisiana, took office.
• Ralph Tureau, of the 23rd Judicial District, Louisiana, took office.
• James Witt was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
• January 1:

• Ronald Bergeron, of the 23rd Circuit Court, Michigan, took office.
• William J. Burris, of the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana, took office.
• Joseph Costello, Jr., of the 38th Circuit Court, Michigan, took office.
• Thomas Curran assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
• Glennon P. Everett, of the 15th Judicial District, Louisiana, took office.
• Michael Higgins, of the 40th Circuit Court, Michigan, took office.
• Roger Miner assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
• William Morvant, of the 19th Judicial District, Louisiana, took office.

• January 6: Stevan Northcutt was appointed to the Florida Second District Court of Appeal.
• January 8:

• Sidney Aronovitz died while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

• January 23:

"* Charles Richey assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

• January 31: Conrad Cyr assumed senior status.

February

• Mark Kruse was appointed associate judge of Iowa District Eight.
• February 5:

• Oren Harris died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

• February 13:

• John Bartels died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

March

• Gregory D. Brandt was appointed to Iowa District Five.
• Kenneth Stephan was appointed to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
• March 10: Joan Young was appointed to the 6th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• March 12: Timothy Connors was appointed to the 22nd Circuit Court, Michigan.
• March 14: Eugene Lynch assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
• March 19:

• Michael McCormack was appointed to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
• Charles Richey died while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

• March 20: Merrick Garland received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
• March 21:

• Peter Leisure assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Louis Stanton assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

• March 26: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• March 27: Alan Nevas assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

April

• A. Kirke Bartley, Jr. was appointed to the New York City Criminal Courts.
• Alex M. Calabrese was appointed to the New York City Criminal Courts.
• Daniel Turbow was appointed to the Kings County Family Court, New York.
• April 1:

• John Hargrove died while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
• Harry Hupp assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
• Frank Magill assumes senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

• April 3:

• David Swartz was appointed to the 22nd Circuit Court, Michigan.

• April 7:

• Paul T. Benshoof was appointed to the Minnesota Ninth Judicial District.

• April 8: Barbara Hackett assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
• April 12: Alan Bloch assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
• April 15:

• Paul Coffee took the oath of office for his position on the California Courts of Appeal.
• William Bedsworth took the oath of office for his position on the California Courts of Appeal.

• April 30: Jackson Kiser assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

May

• May 5: Kathryn Smith was appointed to the Minnesota Eighth Judicial District.
• May 19: Edward Leavy assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
• May 20: Edmund Ludwig assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• May 27:

• Donald Middlebrooks received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• Jeffrey Miller received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
• Robert Pratt received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

• May 29: Barton Gaut took the oath of office for the California Courts of Appeal

June

• June 8:

• David Winder assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Utah.

• June 15:

• Joseph Longobardi assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
• Murray Schwartz assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

• June 17:

• Deborah Eyler, of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, took office.
• Norman Roettger assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

• June 24:

• Marion Callister died while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

• June 25:
• Sonia Sotomayor nominated by Bill Clinton to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
• June 27: Delwen Jensen assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

July

• July 1:

• Alan Gold received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• Jon Newman assumed senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

• July 12:

• Eugene Lynch retired from his position as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

• July 20:

• William Brennan died, ending his service on the Supreme Court of the United States.

• July 23:

• Norman Black died while serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

• July 27:

• Clarkson Fisher died while serving on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

• July 31:

• Frank Kaufman died while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
• David Kenyon retired from service on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
• Maurice Paul assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

August

• August 1:

• Eric Clay received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
• Arthur Gajarsa received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
• Timothy J. McManus was appointed to the Minnesota First Judicial District.
• Thomas Thrash received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
• Hugh Waters assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

• August 5:

• Bert Levy took the oath of office for the California Courts of Appeal.

• August 26:

• Marvin Katz assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

• August 27:

• Marilyn Skoglund was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court.

• August 29:

• James Noel died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

• August 31:

• Cynthia Holcomb Hall assumed senior status while serving on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

September

• Nancy Smith was appointed to the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

• September 1:

• Philip Carchman joined the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court.

• September 6:

• Edward Dumbauld died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

• September 16:

• John C. Hoffman was appointed to the Minnesota Tenth Judicial District.

• September 18:

• Joseph Bataillon received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
• Robert Chambers received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
• Christopher Droney received his commission to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
• Janet Hall received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
• Frank Hull received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
• Henry Kennedy received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

• September 24:

• T. Emmet Clarie died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

• September 29:

• Katharine Hayden received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
• Richard Lazzara received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
• Marjorie Rendell received her commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

• September 30:

• Stanley Weigel retired from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

October

• Leigh Ingalls Saufley was appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

• October 2: Frank Hull left his position on the Northern District of Georgia to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

• October 7:

• Richard Mills assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

• October 18:

• Reginald T. Badeaux, III was elected to the 22nd Judicial District, Louisiana.
• Jesse Henley died while serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

• October 20: Leigh Ingalls Saufley was appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

• October 24:

• Richard Casey received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Dale Kimball received his commission to serve on the United States District Court of Utah.
• William Albert Norris retired from the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

November

• Anita Florio was re-elected to the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
• Joan Orie Melvin elected to 10-year term on the Pennsylvania Superior Court
• John Musmanno elected to 10-year term on the Pennsylvania Superior Court
• Correale Stevens elected to 10-year term on the Pennsylvania Superior Court
• November 1: Carol Dimmick assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
• November 3:

• Edward Price died while serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

• November 5:

• Charles Siragusa received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
• Richard A. Zimmerman was appointed to the Minnesota Ninth Judicial District.

• November 7:

• Ronald Gilman received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
• James Gwin received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
• Algenon Marbley received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

• November 10: Christina Snyder received her commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
• November 12:

• Charles Breyer received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
• Frank Damrell received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
• Richard Caputo received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
• Jerome Friedman received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
• Martin Jenkins received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
• Bruce Kauffman received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• Stanley Marcus received his commission to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
• Norman Moon received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
• Cecil Poole died while serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
• Rodney Sippel received his commission to serve on both the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

• November 14: Donald Collester, of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, joined the Appellate Division.
• November 14: Anthony Ishii received his commission to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
• November 15: Charles B. Adams (now of the 42nd Judicial District, Louisiana) was elected to the 11th Judicial District, Louisiana.
• November 23: Stanley Marcus's service on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ended after he was appointed to a position on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
• November 28: John Greene assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court of Utah.

December

• December 1: Lloyd George assumed senior status while serving on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
• December 3: Lynn Adelman received his confirmation to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
• December 7: Earl Britt assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
• December 10: Barbara Pariente was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court.
• December 11: Wendy Lynn Potts was appointed to the 6th Circuit Court, Michigan.
• December 12: Steve R. Dozier was appointed to the Criminal Court of the Twentieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
• December 24: Glenn Archer assumed senior status.
• December 31: Bailey Brown retired from service on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

See also

• Judgepedia:Calendar archive