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
Katie Nicole Mitchell
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
August 16, 2013
Resigned
Sean J. McLaughlin
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
August 16, 2013
Elevated
Wilma Antoinette Lewis
Position:
Chief Territorial District Court Judge
Court:
District Court of the Virgin Islands
Date:
August 16, 2013
Succeeding Judge Curtis V. Gomez
Retired
Judith K. Guthrie
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
August 15, 2013
Appointed
Alicia O. Valle
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
August 12, 2013
Appointed
Kenneth J. Gonzales
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
August 9, 2013
Deceased
Joseph M. McLaughlin
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
August 8, 2013
Appointed
Raymond T. Chen
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Date:
August 5, 2013
Appointed
Jennifer A. Dorsey
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
August 2, 2013
Elevated
Edward E. Carnes
Position:
Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
August 1, 2013
Succeeding U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Joel Dubina
Retired
Linda B. Riegle
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
August 1, 2013
Senior Status
Thomas W. Phillips
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
August 1, 2013
Senior Status
George Z. Singal
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Date:
July 31, 2013
Deceased
Wendell A. Miles
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
July 30, 2013
Appointed
Gregory A. Phillips
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
Date:
July 22, 2013
Deceased
John H. Moore II
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
July 19, 2013
Appointed
Luis Felipe Restrepo
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
July 19, 2013
Appointed
James B. Clark, III
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
July 15, 2013
Senior Status
Royce C. Lamberth
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
July 15, 2013
Appointed
Karoline Mehalchick
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
July 15, 2013