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 Judge for the Central District of California
July 27, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
July 23, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
July 20, 2015
U.S. District Judge Robert James Jonker
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
July 18, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
July 17, 2015
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
July 17, 2015
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
July 15, 2015
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
July 14, 2015
Position: Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
July 14, 2015
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
July 11, 2015
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
July 7, 2015
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
July 5, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
July 3, 2015
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington
July 1, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
July 1, 2015
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Jack Robinson
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas B. Bennett
July 1, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
July 1, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
July 1, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
July 1, 2015
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
July 1, 2015