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Judicial Milestones

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.

Senior Status

Gregory W. Carman

Position:
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
September 15, 2014
Retired

Robert E. Brizendine

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
September 15, 2014
Deceased

Michael G. Naville

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
September 12, 2014
Appointed

John Z. Boyle

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
September 10, 2014
Retired

Robert B. Collings

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court of the District of Massachusetts
Date:
September 10, 2014
Retired

Lawrence O. Anderson

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
September 9, 2014
Elevated

Julie A. Manning

Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
September 9, 2014

Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Albert S. Dabrowski

Appointed

Kirtan Khalsa

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
September 8, 2014
Deceased

Neal P. McCurn

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Date:
September 7, 2014
Elevated

David O. Nuffer

Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
September 1, 2014

Succeeding U.S. District Judge Brian Ted Stewart

Retired

Norah McCann King

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
August 31, 2014
Deceased

Alfredo C. Marquez

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
August 27, 2014
Elevated

R. Guy Cole, Jr.

Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
August 15, 2014
Deceased

Frederick J. Heebe

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Lousiana
Date:
August 10, 2014
Appointed

Jeffrey P. Norman

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
August 9, 2014
Appointed

Andre Birotte, Jr.

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
August 8, 2014
Deceased

Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
August 8, 2014
Retired

Stephen V. Callaway

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
August 8, 2014
Deceased

Harold F. White

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
August 5, 2014
Appointed

Geoffrey W. Crawford

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
Date:
August 4, 2014