Three new judges have been appointed to fill upcoming vacancies on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, CourthouseNews.com reported yesterday. Attorney Daniel Collins will be sworn on Jan. 18, 2013, in place of Phoenix division Judge Charles Case II, who is retiring after 19 years with the court. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Edward Phillip Ballinger Jr. will be sworn into office for the Phoenix division on Feb. 15, 2013, replacing Judge Redfield Baum Sr., who served the court for 22 years. Assigned to the Tuscon division, attorney Brenda Moody Whinery will be sworn into office Feb. 1, 2013. She replaces Judge James Marlar, who has served since 1993.
