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.
Retired
Patricia C. Williams
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
September 8, 2013
Elevated
Raner Collins
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
September 3, 2013
Succeeding U.S. Senior District Judge Roslyn Silver
Senior Status
Roslyn O. Silver
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
September 3, 2013
Appointed
John T. Rodgers
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
September 1, 2013
Elevated
Robert A. Katzmann
Position:
Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
September 1, 2013
Succeeding U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Dennis Jacobs
Elevated
Christopher C. Conner
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
September 1, 2013
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane
Appointed
Charles B. Goodwin
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
August 31, 2013
Senior Status
C. Lynwood Smith, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
August 31, 2013
Retired
Cynthia Imbrogno
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
August 31, 2013
Senior Status
Eduardo C. Robreno
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
August 31, 2013
Elevated
Anita Louise Shodeen
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Date:
August 26, 2013
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Lee M. Jackwig
Appointed
Keith L. Phillips
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
August 26, 2013
Elevated
J. Daniel Breen
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
August 23, 2013
Succeeding Senior U.S. District Judge Jon P. McCalla
Senior Status
Jon P. McCalla
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
August 23, 2013
Appointed
Douglas F. McCormick
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
August 23, 2013
Senior Status
Myron H. Thompson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Date:
August 22, 2013
Senior Status
Susan Webber Carter
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Date:
August 22, 2013
Appointed
Alka Sagar
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
August 21, 2013
Elevated
Joy Flowers Conti
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
August 17, 2013
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Sean McLaughlin who resigned from office on August 16, 2013.
Retired
Boyce F. Martin, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
August 16, 2013