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
John Andrew Smyser
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
August 31, 2012
Retired
David R. Homer
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Date:
August 31, 2012
Appointed
Kathleen H. Sanberg
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
August 24, 2012
Appointed
Dustin B. Pead
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
August 20, 2012
Appointed
John A. Buttrick
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
August 17, 2012
Appointed
Sarah Netburn
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
August 16, 2012
Appointed
Vera M. Scanlon
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
August 14, 2012
Appointed
David T. Thuma
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
August 14, 2012
Elevated
Robert H. Jacobvitz
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
August 14, 2012
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James S. Starzynski
Appointed
Gershwin A. Drain
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
August 13, 2012
Retired
James S. Starzynski
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
August 13, 2012
Elevated
William Joseph Haynes, Jr.
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
August 3, 2012
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Todd J. Campbell
Appointed
John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
August 2, 2012
Senior Status
Emilio M. Garza
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
August 1, 2012
Senior Status
Nancy G. Edmunds
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
August 1, 2012
Retired
Arthur N. Votolato
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island
Date:
July 31, 2012
Appointed
Michael A. Shipp
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
July 26, 2012
Appointed
Karen K. Specie
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
July 25, 2012
Retired
Arthur B. Briskman
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
July 24, 2012
Recalled to Service on July 25, 2012
Retired
Lewis M. Killian, Jr.
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
July 24, 2012
Recalled to Service on July 25, 2012