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. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
November 30, 2015
U.S. District Judge Joe L. Heaton
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange
November 25, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
November 23, 2015
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
November 20, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
November 10, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
November 9, 2015
U.S. District Judge Michael J. Seabright
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway
November 6, 2015
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
November 6, 2015
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
November 4, 2015
U.S. Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Anthony Wayne Ishii
November 2, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
October 30, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
October 29, 2015
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
October 24, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
October 23, 2015
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
October 22, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
October 19, 2015
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
October 18, 2015
Position: Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
October 16, 2015
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
October 16, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
October 12, 2015