[1] Judge Franz A.Vega resigned in 2004.

[1] Judge Nicholas J.O. Liverpool resigned due to his election as President of the Commonwealth of Dominica in October 2003.

[1] A vacancy remained unfilled as announced at the twenty-sixth regular session of the OAS General Assembly in 1996.

[1] Judge Morton Sklar was elected by the OAS General Assembly at its twenty-sixth regular session, in June 1996, to conclude the term of Judge David Gantz, who resigned.