Deaths of note from around the world:

James Browning, 93: Rural Montana native who rose to head the powerful 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and unified its diverse judges in campaigns to enlarge the bench and protect the sprawling circuit from division. Died Saturday in Marin County, Calif.

Jerry McMorris, 71: One of the instrumental figures in bringing Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies to Denver. Died Tuesday in Denver of cancer.

Jules Francois Bocande, 53: Dreadlocked forward who made his name for French soccer club Metz and had a brief stint as Senegal coach in the mid-1990s. Died Monday in the city of Metz, France, following surgery.

Jayne Rager, 45: Negotiated with Mexican thugs for seven months for the freedom of her kidnapped husband. Died Thursday in Potomac, Md., of complications from breast cancer.

Aatos Erkko, 79: Former head of Finland’s largest media group and an ex-board member of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Died Saturday.