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
Susan P. Watters
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Date:
December 19, 2013
Appointed
Cornelia T.L. Pillard
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Date:
December 18, 2013
Appointed
Landya B. McCafferty
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Date:
December 18, 2013
Appointed
Debra M. Brown
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Date:
December 18, 2013
Deceased
Donald R. Ross
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
December 18, 2013
Appointed
Brian Morris
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Date:
December 18, 2013
Appointed
Debra M. Brown
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Date:
December 18, 2013
Senior Status
Donald L. Graham
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
December 15, 2013
Appointed
Lena M. James
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Date:
December 11, 2013
Appointed
Gregory Howard Woods
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
December 9, 2013
Retired
Hector C. Estrada
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
December 3, 2013
Retired
Patrick G. Murphy
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
December 1, 2013
Deceased
James A. Von der Heydt
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
Date:
December 1, 2013
Appointed
Noelle C. Collins
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
December 1, 2013
Elevated
William E. Smith
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Date:
November 30, 2013
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Mary M. Lisi
Retired
Frederick R. Buckles
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
November 30, 2013
Appointed
August B. Landis
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
November 27, 2013
Senior Status
Mary A. McLaughlin
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
November 18, 2013
Elevated
Karon O. Bowdre
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
November 18, 2013
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn
Appointed
Andrea R. Wood
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
November 18, 2013