NYT/AP: A Look at Federal Court Openings Awaiting Obama
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 8, 2008
A look at the dozens of federal court openings awaiting President-elect Obama and the date the former judge left office or is planning to step down. Some courts have been without a full-time judge for more than two years. Some judges plan to retire shortly after Obama takes office. The vacancies will allow the new president to have an immediate impact on the federal courts.
CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS
1st Circuit (Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I., Puerto Rico) -- December 2006
2nd Circuit (Conn., N.Y., Vt.) -- July 2008
3rd Circuit (Del., N.J., Pa., Virgin Islands) -- January 2006
3rd Circuit -- December 2006
4th Circuit (Md., N.C., S.C., Va., W.Va.) -- August 2000
4th Circuit -- July 1994
4th Circuit -- September 2007
4th Circuit -- July 2007
5th Circuit (La., Miss., Texas) -- August 2009
6th Circuit (Ky., Mich., Ohio, Tenn.) -- January 2009
7th Circuit (Ill., Ind., Wis.) -- September 2008
9th Circuit (Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Mont., Nev., Northern Mariana Islands, Ore., Wash.) -- December 2004
11th Circuit (Ala., Fla., Ga.) -- January 2009
D.C. Circuit (District of Columbia) -- September 2005
D.C. Circuit -- November 2008
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DISTRICT COURTS
Arkansas-eastern -- September 2008
Arkansas-eastern -- September 2008
Arkansas-western -- October 2008
California-central -- May 2006
California-central -- October 2008
California-central -- January 2009
California-eastern --January 2009
California-northern -- April 2008
Colorado -- January 2008
Colorado -- October 2008
Delaware -- December 2006
District of Columbia -- January 2007
District of Columbia -- May 2008
Florida-middle -- August 2008
Georgia-northern -- October 2008
Georgia-northern -- December 2008
Georgia-northern -- February 2009
Illinois-northern -- March 2008
Indiana-northern -- November 2007
Indiana-southern -- July 2009
Louisiana-eastern -- December 2008
Louisiana-middle -- January 2007
Maryland -- September 2008
Michigan-eastern -- January 2007
Michigan-eastern -- January 2009
Mississippi-southern -- February 2006
New York-eastern -- October 2008
New York-northern -- March 2006
New York-western -- March 2009
North Carolina-eastern -- December 2005
Ohio-southern -- January 2009
Pennsylvania-western -- March 2007
Rhode Island --December 2006
South Dakota -- July 2008
Texas-southern -- May 2009
Texas-western -- November 2008
Texas-western -- February 2009
Tennessee-middle -- March 2007
Virginia-eastern -- May 2007
Washington state-eastern -- May 2008
West Virginia-northern -- December 2006
West Virginia-southern -- December 2008
Wyoming -- September 2006
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Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Obama-Judges-Glance.html