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
Carolyn B. McHugh
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
March 17, 2014
Appointed
Madeleine C. Wanslee
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
March 17, 2014
Elevated
Daniel P. Collins
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
March 17, 2014
Succeeding retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Randolph J. Haines
Retired
Randolph J. Haines
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
March 16, 2014
Senior Status
J. Phil Gilbert
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
March 15, 2014
Senior Status
Gary Feess
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
March 13, 2014
Appointed
Jill L. Burkhardt
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
March 11, 2014
Appointed
James Maxwell Moody, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Date:
March 10, 2014
Appointed
Pamela L. Reeves
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
March 10, 2014
Appointed
Timothy L. Brooks
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Date:
March 10, 2014
Deceased
Franklin Billings, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
Date:
March 9, 2014
Retired
James Maxwell Moody
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Date:
March 7, 2014
Appointed
Michael B. North
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
March 1, 2014
Appointed
Jonathan E. Hawley
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Date:
March 1, 2014
Appointed
Abbie S. Crites-Leoni
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
March 1, 2014
Senior Status
Andre M. Davis
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Date:
February 28, 2014
Retired
John A. Gorman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Date:
February 28, 2014
Appointed
Jeffrey Alker Meyer
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
February 28, 2014
Retired
Lewis M. Blanton
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
February 28, 2014
Retired
Alma L. Chasez
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
February 28, 2014