This table tracks milestones in federal judges' careers, including appointments to the bench, elevations to a new judicial position, taking senior status, retiring, and death.
Appointed
Eleanor Louise Ross
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
November 24, 2014
Appointed
Becky R. Thorson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
November 24, 2014
Appointed
Leslie Joyce Abrams
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Date:
November 22, 2014
Elevated
Madeline Cox Arleo
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
November 21, 2014
Appointed
Mark Howard Cohen
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
November 21, 2014
Appointed
Elizabeth A. Stafford
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
November 17, 2014
Senior Status
Joseph F. Anderson, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
November 16, 2014
Senior Status
Ronald A. Guzman
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
November 16, 2014
Appointed
Leigh May Martin
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
November 14, 2014
Elevated
Jorge A. Solis
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
November 13, 2014
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater
Deceased
J. Spencer Lettts
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
Date:
November 10, 2014
Appointed
Suzanne H. Bauknight
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
November 10, 2014
Retired
Arlene Rosario Lindsay
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
November 5, 2014
Retired
D. Lowell Jensen
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California
Date:
October 31, 2014
Senior Status
Curtis Lynn Collier
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
October 31, 2014
Elevated
Jeffery P. Hopkins
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
October 27, 2014
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Charles M. Caldwell
Deceased
Clarence A. Brimmer
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court of the District of Wyoming
Date:
October 23, 2014
Appointed
Veronica L. Duffy
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Date:
October 16, 2014
Retired
John E. Simko
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for District of South Dakota
Date:
October 15, 2014
Deceased
Paul A. Simmons
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
October 9, 2014