The court is advised that the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States will authorize the appointment of a new magistrate judge in the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas for a term commencing on or after April 1, 2019. It is Ordered that a Merit Selection Panel is hereby established in the Austin Division of this District to assist the Judges of the court in the selection and appointment of a new United States Magistrate Judge and any other matter that the Judges may assign to the panel.