[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 29052]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate December 16, 2005:


                             the judiciary

       NORMAN RANDY SMITH, OF IDAHO, TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT 
     JUDGE FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, VICE STEPHEN S. TROTT, RETIRED.
       MICHAEL RYAN BARRETT, OF OHIO, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, VICE WALTER HERBERT 
     RICE RETIRED.


                         department of justice

       REGINALD I. LLOYD, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS, VICE J. STROM THURMOND, JR., RESIGNED.


                      federal election commission

       DAVID M. MASON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL 
     ELECTION COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING APRIL 30, 2009. 
     (REAPPOINTMENT)
       STEVEN T. WALTHER, OF NEVADA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL 
     ELECTION COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING APRIL 30, 2009, VICE 
     SCOTT E. THOMAS, TERM EXPIRED.
       HANS VON SPAKOVSKY, OF GEORGIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING APRIL 30, 
     2011, VICE BRADLEY A. SMITH, RESIGNED.
       ROBERT D. LENHARD, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING APRIL 30, 
     2011, VICE DANNY LEE MCDONALD, TERM EXPIRED.


                            in the air force

       THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES 
     OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO 
     THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. STEVEN WESTGATE, 0000