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Judicial Milestones

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

Jerome Feller

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
June 30, 2013
Retired

Douglas O. Tice, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
June 30, 2013
Appointed

Edward J. Coleman III

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
June 28, 2013
Appointed

Jeffrey L. Schmehl

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
June 27, 2013
Deceased

Edward H. Johnstone

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Date:
June 26, 2013
Deceased

G. Wix Unthank

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Date:
June 25, 2013
Senior Status

Dolores K. Sloviter

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
June 21, 2013
Deceased

William E. Anderson

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
Date:
June 20, 2013
Appointed

Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
June 19, 2013
Appointed

John H. England

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
June 18, 2013
Retired

Robert R. Armstrong, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
June 17, 2013
Appointed

Srikanth Srinivasan

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Date:
June 17, 2013
Appointed

Mark A. Barnett

Position:
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
June 17, 2013
Deceased

Thomas Penfield Jackson

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
June 15, 2013
Appointed

Robert B. Jones, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Date:
June 14, 2013
Appointed

Claire R. Kelly

Position:
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
June 11, 2013
Appointed

Heather L. Kennedy

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
Date:
June 11, 2013
Appointed

Nelson Stephen Roman

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
June 10, 2013
Appointed

Brian K. Epps

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
June 6, 2013
Appointed

Michael J. McShane

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
June 3, 2013