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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.

Appointed

Scott H. Yun

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
June 23, 2014
Appointed

Hildy Bowbeer

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
June 23, 2014
Appointed

Salvador Mendoza, Jr.

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
June 20, 2014
Appointed

Staci Michelle Yandle

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
June 19, 2014
Appointed

Mary Page Kelley

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
June 16, 2014
Appointed

James Alan Soto

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
June 16, 2014
Appointed

Andrea K. Johnstone

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Date:
June 16, 2014
Senior Status

William K. Sessions III

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
Date:
June 15, 2014
Appointed

Richard F. Boulware

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
June 12, 2014
Appointed

Hannah M. Lauck

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
June 12, 2014
Appointed

Leo T. Sorokin

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
June 10, 2014
Deceased

Alicemarie H. Stotler

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
June 9, 2014
Appointed

Mark G. Mastroianni

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
June 9, 2014
Appointed

Bruce H. Hendricks

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
June 5, 2014
Senior Status

Ellen Segal Huvelle

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
June 3, 2014
Appointed

Robert W. Trumble

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Date:
June 3, 2014
Appointed

Robin S. Rosenbaum

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
June 3, 2014

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Appointed

Gregg Jeffrey Costa

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
June 2, 2014
Appointed

John Joseph Tuchi

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
June 2, 2014
Elevated

Sharion Aycock

Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Date:
June 2, 2014

Succeeding U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills