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: Chief U.S. District Judge
Eastern District of Arkansas
Succeeding U.S. District Judge J. Leon Holmes
July 23, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
July 20, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
July 20, 2012
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
July 17, 2012
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
July 15, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
July 13, 2012
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
July 11, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
July 9, 2012
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee
July 8, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
July 4, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
July 2, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
July 2, 2012
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marcia Phillips Parsons
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John C. Cook
July 2, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
July 1, 2012
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time) Shon T. Erwin
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
July 1, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
July 1, 2012
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Rrecalled to Service on July 1, 2012
June 30, 2012
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
June 30, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
June 30, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New Mexico
June 29, 2012