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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

Robin S. Rosenbaum

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
June 28, 2012
Senior Status

David A. Ezra

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date:
June 27, 2012
Appointed

Andrew David Hurwitz

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
June 27, 2012
Appointed

Barbara Ellis-Monro

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
June 25, 2012
Appointed

Mary Geiger Lewis

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
June 21, 2012
Deceased

Robert J. Kelleher

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
June 20, 2012
Senior Status

Berle M. Schiller

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
June 18, 2012
Appointed

Bridget S. Bade

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
June 18, 2012
Appointed

Jeffrey J. Helmick

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
June 18, 2012
Senior Status

Marianne O. Battani

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
June 9, 2012
Retired

Paul A. Zoss

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Date:
June 8, 2012
Senior Status

Benson Everett Legg

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
June 8, 2012
Appointed

Kelly H. Rankin

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
Date:
June 7, 2012
Appointed

Timothy S. Hillman

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Massachusetts
Date:
June 7, 2012
Senior Status

Edward F. Shea

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
June 7, 2012
Retired

Louis Moore, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
June 5, 2012
Appointed

John Joseph Tharp

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
June 4, 2012
Appointed

John Z. Lee

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
June 4, 2012
Appointed

Justin S. Anand

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
June 4, 2012
Deceased

Martin C. Ashman

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
June 4, 2012