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
Margaret Mary Cangilos-Ruiz
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York
Date:
January 1, 2015
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Littlefield
Appointed
Colin H. Lindsay
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Date:
December 31, 2014
Deceased
S. Arthur Spiegel
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
December 31, 2014
Retired
Robert E. Gerber
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
December 31, 2014
Senior Status
Jeremy Fogel
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
December 31, 2014
Senior Status
Samuel Ray Cummings
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
December 31, 2014
Deceased
Warren W. Bentz
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
December 31, 2014
Retired
James D. Moyer
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Date:
December 30, 2014
Appointed
John Robert Blakey
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
December 30, 2014
Appointed
Stephen R. Bough
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
December 29, 2014
Appointed
Vincent F. Papalia
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
December 29, 2014
Deceased
Ruggero J. Aldisert
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
December 28, 2014
Deceased
Paul V. Gadola
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
December 26, 2014
Appointed
Randolph D. Moss
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
December 23, 2014
Appointed
Robert William Schroeder III
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
December 23, 2014
Deceased
Raymond L. Acosta
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Date:
December 23, 2014
Appointed
Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
December 22, 2014
Elevated
Amos L. Mazzant
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
December 19, 2014
Elevated
Joan M. Azrack
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
December 19, 2014
Appointed
Jorge Luis Alonso
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
December 19, 2014