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 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
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