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: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
March 23, 2017
U.S. District Judge S. Thomas Anderson
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Succeeding U.S. District Judge J. Daniel Breen
March 20, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
March 20, 2017
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
March 18, 2017
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Susan G. Braden
Position: Chief U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Succeeding U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith
March 13, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts
March 13, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
March 11, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
March 10, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
March 10, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
March 4, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
March 2, 2017
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
March 1, 2017
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
February 28, 2017
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
February 28, 2017
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
February 28, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
February 27, 2017
U.S. District Judge Kristi K. DuBose
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Succeeding U.S. District Judge William H. Steele
February 22, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
February 22, 2017
U.S. District Judge Leonard T. Strand
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Linda R. Reade
February 12, 2017
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Succeeding U.S. District Judge James H. Payne
February 10, 2017