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
Howard A. Matz
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
April 1, 2013
Retired
Bana Roberts
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
March 31, 2013
Senior Status
Raymond C. Fisher
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
March 31, 2013
Retired
Mary E. Stanley
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Date:
March 31, 2013
Senior Status
Irma E. Gonzalez
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
March 29, 2013
Appointed
Katherine Polk Failla
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 28, 2013
Appointed
Troy L. Nunley
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
March 27, 2013
Deceased
Walker D. Miller
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
March 24, 2013
Appointed
James L. Croom
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
March 20, 2013
Retired
Alan H.W. Shiff
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
March 19, 2013
Appointed
Pamela K. Chen
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
March 19, 2013
Elevated
Dana L. Christensen
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Date:
March 19, 2013
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull
Senior Status
Richard F. Cebull
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Date:
March 18, 2013
Appointed
Richard Gary Taranto
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Date:
March 15, 2013
Appointed
Bruce A. Harwood
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire
Date:
March 11, 2013
Retired
Michael J. Deasy
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire
Date:
March 10, 2013
Appointed
William J. Kayatta, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date:
March 8, 2013
Appointed
Cynthia C. Jackson
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
March 5, 2013
Senior Status
Kenneth M. Hoyt
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
March 2, 2013
Elevated
Eric L. Frank
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 1, 2013
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen Raslavich