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
Christopher D. Jaime
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
January 5, 2015
Appointed
Joseph F. Leeson, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 5, 2015
Appointed
Gerald J. Pappert
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 5, 2015
Appointed
Wendy Beetlestone
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 5, 2015
Appointed
Mary Gordon Baker
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
January 5, 2015
Retired
Gary Feess
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
January 5, 2015
Retired
Emilio M. Garza
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
January 5, 2015
Retired
Keith Strong
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Date:
January 5, 2015
Appointed
Stacie Beckerman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
January 5, 2015
Retired
Kenneth P. Neiman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
January 5, 2015
Senior Status
Richard J. Arcara
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
January 3, 2015
Appointed
Mark E. Ford
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Date:
January 3, 2015
Retired
James R. Marschewski
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Date:
January 2, 2015
Retired
Thomas Blewitt
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 2, 2015
Retired
John Michael Facciola
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
January 2, 2015
Retired
Peter J. Walsh
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
January 1, 2015
Deceased
William L. Standish
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 1, 2015
Retired
Thomas C. Holman
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
January 1, 2015
Elevated
Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
January 1, 2015
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Susan J. Dlott
Elevated
Ron Clark
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
January 1, 2015
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis