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Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary

Total Vacancies: 43
Total Nominees Pending: 18

Last Updated: April 5, 2005
Prepared by the AOUSC Office of Legislative Affairs

Circuit Vacancy Created By Reason Vacancy Date Nominee Nomination
Second Circuit          
                         CT          
  Squatrito, Dominic J. Senior 11/1/04 Crotty, Paul A. 9/7/04
                         NY-E          
  Hurley, Denis R. Senior 12/18/04    
  Spatt, Arthur D. Senior 12/2/04    
                        NY-S          
  Baer, Harold Jr. Senior 9/7/04 Crotty, Paul A. 2/14/05
Third Circuit          
                           CCA          
  Chertoff, Michael Resigned 2/15/05    
                           NJ          
  Bassler, William G. Senior 3/6/05    
  Orlofsky, Stephen M. Resigned 8/31/03 Sheridan, Peter G. 2/14/05
  Walls, William H. Senior 1/31/05    
                        PA-E          
  Van Antwerpen, Franklin Elevated 5/20/04    
                        PA-W          
  Cindrich, Robert J. Resigned 1/31/04    
Fourth Circuit          
                           CCA          
  Murnaghan, Francis Deceased 8/31/00    
  Phillips, J. Dickson Jr. Senior 7/31/94 Boyle, Terrence W. 2/14/05
                        NC-E          
  Britt, W. Earl Senior 12/7/97 Dever, James C. III 2/14/05
                        NC-W          
  McKnight, H. Brent Deceased 11/27/04    
  PL 107-273 New Position 7/15/03 Conrad, Robert Jr. 2/14/05
                        WV-S          
  Haden, Charles H. II Deceased 3/20/04    
Fifth Circuit          
                           CCA          
  Garwood, William L. Senior 1/23/97 Owen, Priscilla Richman 2/14/05
  Pickering, Charles W. Sr. Retired 12/8/04    
                        MS-S          
  Pickering, Charles W. Sr. Elevated 1/16/04 Starrett, Keith 7/6/04
Sixth Circuit          
                           CCA          
  Keith, Damon Senior 5/1/95 Griffin, Richard A. 2/14/05
  Kennedy, Cornelia Senior 3/1/99 Neilson, Susan Bieke 2/14/05
  Ryan, James L. Senior 1/1/00 Saad, Henry W. 2/14/05
  Suhrheinrich, Richard F. Senior 8/15/01 McKeague, David W. 2/14/05
                           MI-E          
  Duggan, Patrick J. Senior 9/29/00 Ryan, Daniel P. 2/14/05
  Gadola, Paul V. Senior 1/31/01 Ludington, Thomas L. 2/14/05
  Zatkoff, Lawrence P. Senior 6/16/04 Cox, Sean F. 2/14/05
                        OH-N          
  Katz, David A. Senior 1/1/05    
                        OH-S          
  Rice, Walter Herbert Senior 11/30/04    
Seventh Circuit          
                           IL-N          
  Conlon, Suzanne B. Senior 4/17/04    
Ninth Circuit          
                           CCA          
  Browning, James R. Senior 9/1/00    
  Nelson, Thomas Senior 11/14/03 Myers, William III 2/14/05
  Trott, Stephen S. Senior 12/31/04    
  Tashima, A. Wallace Senior 6/30/04    
                        CA-C          
  Taylor, Gary L. Senior 12/8/04    
  Timlin, Robert J. Senior 2/1/05    
                        CA-S          
  Keep, Judith Nelson Deceased 9/14/04    
                           HI          
  Kay, Alan C. Senior 1/1/00 Seabright, J. Michael 2/14/05
                        WA-A          
  Burgess, Franklin D. Senior 3/9/05    
Eleventh Circuit          
                        AL-M          
  Albritton, William Harold Senior 5/17/04    
District of Columbia Circuit          
                           CCA          
  Silberman, Laurence H. Senior 11/1/00 Kavanaugh, Brett M. 2/14/05
  Wald, Patricia M. Retired 11/16/99 Griffith, Thomas B. 2/14/05
  Williams, Stephen F. Senior 9/30/01 Brown, Janice R. 2/14/05
International Trade          
                           USIT          
  Aquilino, Jr., Thomas J. Senior 12/10/04    
Total Vacancies: 43          
Total Nominees Pending: 18