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.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Robert Duncan
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John E. Waites
March 1, 2013
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert E. Bacharach
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
March 1, 2013
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eric L. Frank
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen Raslavich
March 1, 2013
Position: U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
February 28, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
February 28, 2013
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
February 24, 2013
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
February 21, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
February 20, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
February 15, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
February 13, 2013
Position: Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
February 12, 2013
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Merrick B. Garland
Position: Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
February 12, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
February 11, 2013
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William S. Shulman
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Margaret A. Mahoney
February 11, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankrutpcy Court for the Western District of Missouri
February 1, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
February 1, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
February 1, 2013
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
February 1, 2013
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Karen A. Surratt-States
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry S. Schermer
February 1, 2013
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Randolph J. Haines
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James M. Marlar
February 1, 2013