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.
Senior Status
John Antoon II
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
June 3, 2013
Elevated
Frank D. Whitney
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Date:
June 2, 2013
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad
Deceased
Frank J. Magill
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
June 2, 2013
Deceased
Edward C. Reed, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
June 1, 2013
Retired
W. Royal Furgeson, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
May 31, 2013
Retired
Judith K. Fitzgerald
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
May 31, 2013
Retired
W. Leon Barfield
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
May 31, 2013
Appointed
Michael E. Ridgway
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
May 20, 2013
Appointed
William H. Orrick III
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
May 20, 2013
Appointed
Jane L. Kelly
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
May 17, 2013
Appointed
Shelly Deckert Dick
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Date:
May 14, 2013
Appointed
Jason B. Libby
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
May 9, 2013
Elevated
Bruce A. Harwood
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire
Date:
May 9, 2013
Resigned
Brian L. Owsley
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
May 8, 2013
Senior Status
Alexander Williams, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
May 8, 2013
Appointed
David H. Hennessy
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
May 6, 2013
Appointed
Derrick Kahala Watson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date:
May 6, 2013
Retired
Richard F. Cebull
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Date:
May 3, 2013
Appointed
Iain D. Johnston
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
May 3, 2013
Appointed
Beverly Reid O'Connell
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
May 2, 2013