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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.

Appointed

Malachy E. Mannion

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
December 28, 2012
Appointed

John E. Dowdell

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Date:
December 28, 2012
Appointed

Timothy J. Sullivan

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
December 20, 2012
Appointed

Lorna G. Schofield

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
December 19, 2012
Senior Status

Charles J. Siragusa

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
December 15, 2012
Senior Status

Larry R. Hicks

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
December 13, 2012
Retired

Dennis L. Beck

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
December 12, 2012
Appointed

Paul William Grimm

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
December 10, 2012
Appointed

Mark E. Walker

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
December 7, 2012
Appointed

Susan E. Schwab

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
December 3, 2012
Appointed

David P. Rush

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
December 1, 2012
Appointed

Anne Teresa Berton

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
November 30, 2012
Retired

Thomas E. Carlson

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
November 30, 2012
Appointed

Steven C. Mannion

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
November 27, 2012
Deceased

Paul N. Brown

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
November 26, 2012
Deceased

Stephen E. Cole

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
Date:
November 25, 2012
Deceased

Nancy C. Dreher

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
November 23, 2012
Appointed

David L. Horan

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
November 20, 2012
Appointed

Allison Claire

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
November 20, 2012
Elevated

Laura T. Beyer

Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Date:
November 19, 2012

Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge J. Craig Whitley