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.
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
January 4, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
January 4, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
January 3, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
January 3, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
January 2, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
January 2, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
January 1, 2013
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert D. Martin
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Succeeding retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Utsching.
January 1, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
January 1, 2013
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
January 1, 2013
U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Succeeding Senior U.S. District Judge Wiley Y. Daniel
January 1, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
January 1, 2013
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Patricia Gorman
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas L. Perkins
January 1, 2013
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen C. St. John
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Douglas O. Tice, Jr.
January 1, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
January 1, 2013
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Succeeding Bankruptcy Judge Joan Alison Lloyd
January 1, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
December 31, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
December 31, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
December 31, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
December 31, 2012