Appointed: Helene N. White, as U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, August 12.

Appointed: Paul G. Gardephe, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, August 8.

Appointed: Stephen Joseph Murphy, III, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, August 18.

Appointed: Cathy Seibel, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, July 31.

Appointed: Glenn T. Suddaby, as U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, September 5.

Appointed: Ivan Davis, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, September 22.

Appointed: Benita Y. Pearson, as U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, August 29.

Senior Status: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Kenneth F. Ripple, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, September 1.

Retired: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David N. Naugle, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, September 1.

Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge John W. Black, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, September 18.

Retired: U.S. Magistrate Judge Larry M. Boyle, U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, September 27.

Resigned: U.S. Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, September 5.

Deceased: U.S. Senior District Judge H. Dale Cook, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, September 22.

Deceased: U.S. Senior District Judge Barefoot Sanders, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, September 21.