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.
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge George C. Paine II
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
December 31, 2011
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John H. Squires
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
December 31, 2011
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jack B. Schmetterer
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
December 31, 2011
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John C. Ninfo II
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
December 31, 2011
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph R. McCrorey
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
December 31, 2011
U.S. District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr.
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
December 31, 2011
Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Shanahan
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
December 27, 2011
Senior U.S. District Judge Gerard L. Goettel
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
December 19, 2011
U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
December 17, 2011
U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
December 16, 2011
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
December 15, 2011
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
December 12, 2011
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
December 9, 2011
U.S. District Judge Christopher F. Droney
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
December 1, 2011
U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
December 1, 2011
U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon
December 1, 2011
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
November 28, 2011
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
November 28, 2011
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
November 21, 2011
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
November 21, 2011