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
Paul R. Warren
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
March 15, 2012
Elevated
Gregory K. Frizzell,
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Date:
March 14, 2012
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan
Elevated
James E. Shadid
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Date:
March 12, 2012
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Michael Patrick McCuskey
Appointed
Margo K. Brodie
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
March 12, 2012
Appointed
Jesse Matthew Furman
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 9, 2012
Appointed
Karen S. Crawford
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
March 5, 2012
Appointed
Janet S. Baer
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
March 5, 2012
Elevated
Cecelia G. Morris
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 1, 2012
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez
Retired
Arthur J. Gonzalez
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 1, 2012
Appointed
Nancy Hershey Lord
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
February 29, 2012
Appointed
Adalberto Jose Jordan
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
February 24, 2012
Appointed
Dave Lee Brannon
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
February 24, 2012
Appointed
Kandis A. Westmore
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
February 21, 2012
Appointed
Joi Elizabeth Peake
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Date:
February 5, 2012
Appointed
Alison J. Nathan
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
January 3, 2012
Retired
John C. Ninfo II
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
December 31, 2011
Retired
Jack B. Schmetterer
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
December 31, 2011
Retired
John H. Squires
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
December 31, 2011
Retired
George C. Paine II
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
December 31, 2011