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. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
March 15, 2012
U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell,
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan
March 14, 2012
U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Michael Patrick McCuskey
March 12, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
March 12, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
March 9, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
March 5, 2012
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
March 5, 2012
Senior U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Thomas J. Lydon
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
March 1, 2012
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
March 1, 2012
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Cecelia G. Morris
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez
March 1, 2012
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York
February 29, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
February 24, 2012
U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jose Jordan
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
February 24, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
February 21, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
February 5, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
January 3, 2012
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Mary M. Schroeder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
December 31, 2011
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
December 31, 2011
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catharine R. Aron
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William Stocks
December 31, 2011