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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.

Deceased

John E. Conway

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
June 1, 2014
Retired

Michael Patrick McCuskey

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Date:
May 31, 2014
Appointed

David Jeremiah Barron

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date:
May 30, 2014
Appointed

Douglas L. Rayes

Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
May 28, 2014
Appointed

Austin E. Carter

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Date:
May 20, 2014
Appointed

Gerald A. McHugh, Jr.

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

Michelle T. Friedland

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
May 19, 2014
Appointed

Diane J. Humetewa

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
May 19, 2014
Appointed

Indira Talwani

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
May 19, 2014
Appointed

Nancy J. Rosenstengel

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

Andrew B. Altenburg, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
May 19, 2014
Appointed

Steven P. Logan

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

James D. Peterson

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Date:
May 16, 2014
Appointed

Louis A. Scarcella

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
May 16, 2014
Retired

Judith H. Wizmur

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
May 16, 2014
Appointed

Stanley Allen Bastian

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
May 15, 2014
Appointed

Daniel D. Crabtree

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
May 13, 2014
Appointed

George Jarrod Hazel

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
May 13, 2014
Appointed

Kevin F. McCoy

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
Date:
May 9, 2014
Retired

Robin L. Riblet

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
May 9, 2014