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
Curtis J. Joyner
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
May 1, 2013
Elevated
Petrese B. Tucker
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
May 1, 2013
Succeeding Senior U.S. District Judge Curtis J. Joyner
Senior Status
Terrence L. O'Brien
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
April 30, 2013
Appointed
Raymond P. Moore
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
April 30, 2013
Elevated
Sean J. McLaughlin
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
April 24, 2013
Succeeding deceased U.S. District Judge Gary L. Lancaster
Deceased
Richard E. Dorr
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
April 24, 2013
Elevated
Albert S. Dabrowski
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
April 23, 2013
Succeeding retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Lorraine Murphy Weil
Appointed
Analisa Torres
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
April 23, 2013
Retired
Lorraine Murphy Weil
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
April 22, 2013
Appointed
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
April 18, 2013
Retired
W. Daniel Schneider
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
April 16, 2013
Appointed
Andrew Patrick Gordon
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
April 15, 2013
Retired
Marc L. Goldman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
April 12, 2013
Appointed
Patty Shwartz
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
April 11, 2013
Deceased
Robert H. McWilliams
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
April 10, 2013
Appointed
Dwane L. Tinsley
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Date:
April 8, 2013
Deceased
Albert J. Engel
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
April 5, 2013
Retired
Lawrence M. Baskir
Position:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Date:
April 1, 2013
Senior Status
Steven J. McAuliffe
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Date:
April 1, 2013
Appointed
Tony M. Davis
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
April 1, 2013