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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S11727 on Sept. 18, 2003.
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NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate September 18, 2003:
Department of Justice
KENNETH M. KARAS, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, VICE ALLEN G. SCHWARTZ, DECEASED.
Department of Transportation
KIRK VAN TINE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, VICE MICHAEL P. JACKSON, RESIGNED.
In the Navy
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHITE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601:
To be vice admiral
Rear Adm. David C. Nichols Jr., 0000