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 Middle District of Florida
June 3, 2013
U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad
June 2, 2013
Position: Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
June 2, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
June 1, 2013
Senior U.S. District Judge W. Royal Furgeson, Jr.
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
May 31, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
May 31, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
May 31, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
May 20, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
May 20, 2013
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
May 17, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
May 14, 2013
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Bruce A. Harwood
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire
May 9, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
May 9, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
May 8, 2013
U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams, Jr.
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
May 8, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
May 6, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
May 6, 2013
Senior U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
May 3, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
May 3, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
May 2, 2013