For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 1, 2003

Nominations Sent to the Senate

Roger T. Benitez, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Larry Alan Burns, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Kathleen Cardone, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

James I. Cohn, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Marcia A. Crone, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Dale S. Fischer, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

D. Michael Fisher, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Carol Los Mansmann, deceased.

William Q. Hayes, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

John A. Houston, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

George A. Krol, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Belarus.

Frank Montalvo, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Thomas W. O'Connell, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Brian E. Sheridan.

R. David Proctor, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Xavier Rodriguez, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice Edward C. Prado.

Dana Makoto Sabraw, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Gretchen C. F. Shappert, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina for the term of four years, vice Robert J. Conrad, Jr.

Earl Leroy Yeakel III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice James R. Nowlin, retired.

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