For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 23, 2002
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Lance M. Africk, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Edith Brown Clement,
elevated.
Percy Anderson, of California, to be United States District Judge
for the Central District of California, vice Kim McLane Wardlaw,
elevated.
Michael M. Baylson, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Robert F. Kelly,
retired.
Stanley R. Chesler, of New Jersey, to be United States District
Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Anne Elise Thompson,
retired.
Ronald H. Clark, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for
the Eastern District of Texas, vice Howell Cobb, retired.
Joy Flowers Conti, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Alan N. Bloch,
retired.
Legrome D. Davis, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Edmund V. Ludwig,
retired.
Leonard E. Davis, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for
the Eastern District of Texas, vice Paul N. Brown, retired.
David C. Godbey, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for
the Northern District of Texas, vice Robert B. Maloney, retired.
William C. Griesbach, of Wisconsin, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, vice a new position
created by Public Law 106-553, approved December 21, 2000.
Andrew S. Hanen, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Texas, vice Filemon B. Vela, retired.
Henry E. Hudson, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice a new position created by
Public Law 106-553, approved December 21, 2000.
Joan E. Lancaster, of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge
for the District of Minnesota, vice Paul A. Magnuson, retired.
Ronald B. Leighton, of Washington, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Washington, vice Robert J. Bryan,
retired.
Kenneth A. Marra, of Florida, to be United States District Judge
for the Southern District of Florida, vice a new position created by
Public Law 106-553, approved December 21, 2000.
Jose E. Martinez, of Florida, to be United States District Judge
for the Southern District of Florida, vice Edward B. Davis, retired.
William J. Martini, of New Jersey, to be United States District
Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice John C. Lifland, retired.
Samuel H. Mays, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice Jerome Turner,
deceased.
Terrence F. McVerry, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Donald E. Ziegler,
retired.
Frederick W. Rohlfing III, of Hawaii, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Hawaii, vice Alan C. Kay, retired.
Thomas M. Rose, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Ohio, vice Herman J. Weber, retired.
Cynthia M. Rufe, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Norma Levy
Shapiro, retired.
Arthur J. Schwab, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Maurice B. Cohill,
Jr., retired.
John F. Walter, of California, to be United States District Judge
for the Central District of California, vice John G. Davies, retired.
WITHDRAWAL SENT TO THE SENATE:
Scott A. Abdallah, of South Dakota, to be United States Attorney
for the District of South Dakota for the term of four years, vice
Elizabeth Karen Schreier, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on
November 30, 2001.
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