Two FPD's Re-Appointed. The Ninth Circuit has reappointed two long-serving FPD's:

Thomas Hillier II was reappointed to a seventh term as federal public defender for the Western District of Washington. Mr. Hillier was first appointed to the position in March 1982 and reappointed in 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002. His seventh term begins March 3, 2006.

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Franny A. Forsman was reappointed to her fifth term as federal public defender for the District of Nevada. Ms. Forsman was first appointed to the position in December 1989 an  reappointed in 1994, 1998 and 2002. Her new term is effective March 2, 2006.