    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [August 25, 1994]
    [Page 1505]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for Court of Appeals and District Court Judges
    August 25, 1994

        The President today nominated Fred I. Parker to the U.S. Court of
    Appeals for the Second Circuit. The President also nominated six
    individuals to serve on the U.S. District Court: Helen Gillmor for the
    District of Hawaii; John R. Tait for the District of Idaho; Okla Jones
    II and G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., for the Eastern District of Louisiana;
    James A. Beaty for the Middle District of North Carolina; and David
    Briones for the Western District of Texas.
        ``These nominees will bring legal talent and dedication to the
    Federal bench,'' the President said. ``I know they will serve our
    country with distinction.''

    Note: Biographies of the nominees were made available by the Office of
    the Press Secretary.