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Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Paul Lewis Abrams, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Dean D. Pregerson, retired.

Suzanne Mitchell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice David L. Russell, retired.

Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice Stephen P. Friot, retired.

Ronald G. Russell, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, vice Brian Theadore Stewart, retired