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. District Judge William M. Skretny
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
March 8, 2015
U.S. District Judge Frank Paul Geraci, Jr.
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Succeeding U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny
March 8, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
March 6, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
March 6, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
March 6, 2015
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
March 2, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
March 1, 2015
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Wyoming
March 1, 2015
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
March 1, 2015
U.S. District Judge John A. Jarvey
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
March 1, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. Court of International Trade
March 1, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
February 28, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
February 25, 2015
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John Daniel Tinder
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
February 18, 2015
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
February 17, 2015
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
February 17, 2015
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Peter G. Cary
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Louis H. Kornreich
February 16, 2015
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
February 16, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
February 16, 2015
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
February 16, 2015