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
Staci G. Cornelius
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
April 2, 2014
Senior Status
John G. Heyburn II
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Date:
April 1, 2014
Appointed
Edward G. Smith
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 31, 2014
Appointed
Mark Douglas Harpool
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
March 31, 2014
Retired
James D. Walker, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Date:
March 31, 2014
Retired
Michael H. Dolinger
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 31, 2014
Senior Status
James S. Moody, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
March 31, 2014
Deceased
Karl S. Forester
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Date:
March 29, 2014
Appointed
William E. Duffin
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
March 28, 2014
Appointed
Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Date:
March 27, 2014
Senior Status
James R. Spencer
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
March 25, 2014
Appointed
Vince Girdhari Chhabria
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
March 25, 2014
Appointed
Thomas P. Schanzle-Haskins III
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Date:
March 24, 2014
Appointed
Matthew Frederick Leitman
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
March 21, 2014
Appointed
B. Paul Briones
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
March 21, 2014
Appointed
James Donato
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
March 21, 2014
Appointed
Linda Vivienne Parker
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
March 20, 2014
Deceased
Joseph F. Weis, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
March 19, 2014
Appointed
Judith Ellen Levy
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
March 18, 2014
Appointed
Laurie J. Michelson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
March 17, 2014