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
Robert E. Bacharach
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
March 1, 2013
Appointed
John E. Martin
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
March 1, 2013
Elevated
David Robert Duncan
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
March 1, 2013
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John E. Waites
Retired
Andrew P. Rodovich
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
February 28, 2013
Retired
Christine O.C. Miller
Position:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Date:
February 28, 2013
Deceased
Frank J. Polozola
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Date:
February 24, 2013
Deceased
Louis F. Oberdorfer
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
February 21, 2013
Appointed
Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Date:
February 20, 2013
Appointed
Eddward P. Ballinger, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
February 15, 2013
Retired
Redfield T. Baum, Sr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
February 13, 2013
Elevated
Merrick B. Garland
Position:
Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Date:
February 12, 2013
Senior Status
David Bryan Sentelle
Position:
Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Date:
February 12, 2013
Elevated
William S. Shulman
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Date:
February 11, 2013
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Margaret A. Mahoney
Appointed
Hannah L. Blumenstiel
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
February 11, 2013
Appointed
Brenda Moody Whinery
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
February 1, 2013
Elevated
Randolph J. Haines
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
February 1, 2013
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James M. Marlar
Appointed
Cynthia A. Norton
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankrutpcy Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
February 1, 2013
Appointed
Suzanne Mitchell
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
February 1, 2013
Elevated
Karen A. Surratt-States
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
February 1, 2013
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry S. Schermer
Senior Status
Michael J. Melloy
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
February 1, 2013