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To: Mick Mørmøny who wrote (58618)	6/5/2001 1:59:44 PM
From: Mick Mørmøny	Respond to of 74651

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Harry Edwards, who is overseeing the Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) antitrust appeal, will relinquish his position as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit in midJuly. The court is expected to rule on the Microsoft case before then. His successor will be Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, who was appointed to the bench by Ronald Reagan. Edwards's term was scheduled to run until Sept. 15, but he elected to step down early to "give his successor time to prepare for the upcoming court term," according to a court press release. Edwards, a Democrat, sharply criticized the lower court judge in the Microsoft case, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, for comments he made outside the courtroom regarding the case. Jackson had questioned Microsoft founder Bill Gates' credibility and questioned the company's ability to acknowledge wrongdoing. Edwards also asked pointed questions during February oral arguments challenging a key allegation by the government that Microsoft attempted to maintain its monopoly in the market for computer operating system software by attempting to undermine Netscape Communications' Navigator web browser. Analysts say the government's push to breakup Microsoft hangs on this question. Edwards has been a member of the Appeals Court since 1980, and has served as chief judge since September 1994. He'll continue to serve on the court after he steps down as chief judge. By Mark Wigfield, Dow Jones Newswires; 2028283397; mark.wigfield@dowjones.com (END) DOW JONES NEWS 060501 01:34 PM