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Nominations Sent to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Margo Kitsy Brodie, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Allyne R. Ross, retired.

Jesse M. Furman, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Alvin K. Hellerstein, retired.

Susie Morgan, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.

Mary Elizabeth Phillips, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice Ortrie D. Smith, retired.