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 Western District of Texas
December 19, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
December 18, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
December 17, 2014
U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken
December 17, 2014
Position: U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
December 15, 2014
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
December 15, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
December 12, 2014
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
December 11, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
December 10, 2014
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
December 8, 2014
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Susan V. Kelley
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Pamela Pepper
December 8, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
December 6, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
December 4, 2014
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
December 3, 2014
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
December 2, 2014
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Succeeding U.S. Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski
December 1, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
December 1, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
December 1, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
December 1, 2014
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
November 29, 2014