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
Joanna Seybert
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
January 13, 2014
Appointed
Louise A. LaMothe
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
January 10, 2014
Retired
Arthur J. Boylan
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
January 8, 2014
Appointed
Valerie E. Caproni
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
January 6, 2014
Senior Status
Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr.
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
January 3, 2014
Appointed
Patricia Ann Millett
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Date:
January 3, 2014
Retired
Alexander Williams, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
January 3, 2014
Retired
James B. Haines, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine
Date:
January 3, 2014
Retired
Lorenzo F. Garcia
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
January 3, 2014
Elevated
David Gregory Kays
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
January 3, 2014
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr.
Appointed
Paul M. Black
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
Date:
January 2, 2014
Elevated
Rebecca Buehler Connelly
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
Date:
January 2, 2014
Succeeding Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William F. Stone, Jr.
Senior Status
Dee V. Benson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
January 1, 2014
Elevated
Gloria M. Navarro
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
January 1, 2014
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Robert Clive Jones.
Retired
William F. Stone, Jr.
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
Date:
January 1, 2014
Senior Status
Carolyn Dineen King
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2013
Senior Status
James J. Brady
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Date:
December 31, 2013
Retired
Steven W. Rhodes
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
December 31, 2013
Appointed
Brian J. Davis
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
December 30, 2013
Appointed
Elizabeth A. Wolford
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
December 30, 2013