Guy G. Gebhardt has been appointed as Acting U.S. Trustee for Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Region 21), and Judy A. Robbins, the U.S. Trustee for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas (Region 7), has been designated to serve as the U.S. Trustee for the District of Columbia, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia (Region 4), according to press release on Monday by the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees. Gebhardt, whose appointment is effective on Jan. 12, replaces Donald F. Walton, who is retiring after 25 years with the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP). Robbins will serve for an interim period beginning on Feb. 1, replacing W. Clarkson McDow, Jr., who is retiring after serving as the U.S. Trustee for Region 4 since June 1994.