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INRE: REAPPOINTMENT OF ELIZABETH PRESTON D E ~IV. CO\ UMRUS
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF omo
ORDER
Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 63 l(b)(5), a Merit Selection Committee is hereby appointed for
the purpose of assisting this Court for consideration of the reappointment of Magistrate Judge
Elizabeth Preston Deavers for an appointed term of eight years for the Southern District of Ohio,
Eastern Division.
Such Committee shall be composed of the following persons:
James B. Hadden, Esq. Larry H. James, Esq.
Alycia N. Broz, Esq. Kathryne Reeves
Cheryll A. Bennett, Esq. Keith W. Schneider, Esq.
Gary M. Blumenthal, Esq. David P. Shouvlin, Esq.
Edward Good John J. Williams, Esq.
Dr. Frank W. Woodside, III, Esq.
The panel shall review the performance of the incumbent in office as Magistrate Judge,
and consider comments received from members of the bar and public and any other pertinent
evidence as to the incumbent's good character, judgment, legal ability, temperament and
commitment to equal justice under the law. The panel shall thereupon report its findings to the
Court no later than 90 days after the effective date of this Order.
The panel has received written notification that former merit selection panel members
serving on either panels for appointments or for reappointments may not apply for a magistrate
judge position within one year of serving on a merit selection panel without a waiver from the
Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Magistrate Judges system
(Magistrate Judges Committee).
This Order shall be filed and will be effective upon filing. A copy of this Order shall be
sent to each member of the panel named herein and to the Magistrate Judges Division of the
Administrative Office of the United States Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATE ~ GUS,JR.
CHIEFITEDSTATES DISTRICT JUDGE
