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. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
October 6, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
October 3, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
October 1, 2014
U.S. District Judge Clay D. Land
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Succeeding U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal
October 1, 2014
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
October 1, 2014
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
October 1, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Indiana
October 1, 2014
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brian D. Lynch
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul B. Snyder
October 1, 2014
U.S. District Judge Kevin Hunter Sharp
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Succeeding U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr.
October 1, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
September 30, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
September 30, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
September 30, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
September 30, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana
September 30, 2014
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
September 30, 2014
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
September 29, 2014
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frederick P. Corbit
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Kurtz
September 20, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
September 20, 2014
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
September 18, 2014