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