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.
Elevated
Catharine R. Aron
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Date:
December 31, 2011
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William Stocks
Senior Status
Charles R. Breyer
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
December 31, 2011
Senior Status
Mary M. Schroeder
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2011
Senior Status
Kermit Victor Lipez
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2011
Retired
Joseph R. McCrorey
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
December 31, 2011
Retired
Frank C. Damrell Jr.
Court:
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
Date:
December 31, 2011
Deceased
Thomas M. Shanahan
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Date:
December 27, 2011
Deceased
Gerard L. Goettel
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
December 19, 2011
Senior Status
Richard A. Lazzara
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
December 17, 2011
Elevated
Gary L. Sharpe
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Date:
December 16, 2011
Senior Status
Denise Cote
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
December 15, 2011
Appointed
Andrew L. Carter
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
December 12, 2011
Appointed
Dana L. Christensen
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Date:
December 9, 2011
Elevated
Laurie Smith Camp
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Date:
December 1, 2011
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon
Senior Status
Richard G. Kopf
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Date:
December 1, 2011
Appointed
Christopher F. Droney
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
December 1, 2011
Appointed
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
November 28, 2011
Appointed
Carlota M. Bohm
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
November 28, 2011
Appointed
Mark R. Hornak
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
November 21, 2011
Appointed
James F. Metcalf
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
November 21, 2011