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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S5101 on April 9, 2003.
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NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate April 9, 2003:
Department of Commerce
James J. Jochum, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Faryar Shirzad.
The Judiciary
William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Emmett Ripley Cox, retired.
Thomas M. Hardiman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice William L. Standish, retired.
J. Ronnie Greer, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, vice Thomas G. Hull, retired.
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