Ralph Romano Death on 9/6/15 (9/10/15)

Ralph Romano died on 9/6/15.  Here is an article:  Ralph Romano, 73, retired administrative-law judge (Philly.com 9/9/15), here.

According to my database, Ralph was in Civil - Western and General Litigation.  I don't have the years.

Clare E. Connors Nominated for Federal District Court Slot (9/9/15)

From the White House Release, here:

Clare E. Connors:  Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 

Clare E. Connors has been an attorney at the law firm of Davis Levin Livingston in Honolulu, Hawaii since 2011, where her practice focuses on civil litigation.  From 2004 to 2011, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii.  From 2003 to 2004, she served as a Trial Attorney in the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice and also served on detail as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.  Connors began her legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable David Alan Ezra of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii from 2002 to 2003.  She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2002 and her B.A. cum laude from Yale College in 1996.