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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.

Senior Status

Gregory A. Presnell

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
April 1, 2012
Retired

Nancy Stein Nowak

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
March 31, 2012
Retired

Louisa Porter

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
March 31, 2012
Retired

William C. Sherrill, Jr

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
March 31, 2012
Deceased

Robert R. Beezer

Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
March 30, 2012
Appointed

Donna Sue Morgan

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
March 30, 2012
Appointed

Mark P. Lane

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

John Y. Powers

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
March 29, 2012
Appointed

Mary Elizabeth Phillips

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
March 23, 2012
Appointed

C. Bruce Anderson

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
March 23, 2012
Senior Status

Saundra Brown Armstrong

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
March 23, 2012
Appointed

David O. Nuffer

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
March 23, 2012
Appointed

Michael Walter Fitzgerald

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
March 22, 2012
Senior Status

Naomi Reice Buchwald

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 21, 2012
Appointed

Gina Marie Groh

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Date:
March 21, 2012
Retired

Victor H. Laws, III

Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
March 21, 2012
Deceased

William J. Hibbler

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
March 19, 2012
Retired

David Folsom

Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
March 17, 2012
Appointed

Frederick E. Clement

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
March 16, 2012
Retired

Whitney Rimel

Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
March 15, 2012