President Obama Names Three to the United States District Court (all women)

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WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Nannette Jolivette Brown, Wilma Antoinette Lewis, and Nancy Torresen to United States District Court judgeships.

“I am proud to nominate these three outstanding candidates to serve on the United States District Court bench,” said President Obama. “They all have long and distinguished records of service, and I am confident they will serve on the federal bench with distinction.”

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/02/president-obama-names-three-united-states-district-court



Nannette Jolivette Brown, City Attorney for the City of New Orleans
Nominee for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
47 Years Old



Wilma Antoinette Lewis, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the United States Department of the Interior
Nominee for the District Court of the Virgin Islands


(No photo)
Nancy Torresen, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maine
Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of Maine

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2. Never can find pictures for US attorneys, I suppose for a good reason

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3. K & R n/t

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4. Regarding the District Court of the Virgin Islands

From Wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_Court_of_the_Virgin_Islands

The District Court of the United States Virgin Islands (in case citations, D.V.I.) is a United States territorial court with jurisdiction over the United States Virgin Islands, a United States territory and more specifically an insular area that is an unincorporated organized territory. The court sits in both St. Croix and St. Thomas. Unlike United States district courts, judges on the District Court of the Virgin Islands do not have life tenure, as the court is not an Article III court. Instead, the court is an Article I court, created pursuant to Congress's Article I powers. Appeals of the court's decisions are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia.

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I was wondering why Wilma Antoinette Lewis wasn't added to the list of Obama's nominations on the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama page.
Could it be because this court is a bit different than most district courts?
And since the seat is not a lifetime appointment are there different rules regarding her confirmation?