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. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
April 23, 2012
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
April 20, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
April 19, 2012
U.S. District Judge Deborah A. Batts
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
April 13, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
April 13, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
April 12, 2012
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Thomas Brown
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
April 11, 2012
U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Couch
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
April 8, 2012
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sarah A. Hall
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Niles L. Jackson
April 5, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
April 3, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
April 2, 2012
U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
April 1, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
April 1, 2012
U.S. Magistrate Judge William C. Sherrill, Jr
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
March 31, 2012
U.S. Magistrate Judge Louisa Porter
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
March 31, 2012
U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Stein Nowak
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
March 31, 2012
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Robert R. Beezer
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
March 30, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
March 30, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
March 30, 2012
U.S. Magistrate Judge John Y. Powers
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
March 29, 2012