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. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
December 11, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
December 9, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
December 3, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
December 1, 2013
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
December 1, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
December 1, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
November 30, 2013
U.S. District Judge William E. Smith
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Mary M. Lisi
November 30, 2013
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada
November 27, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
November 18, 2013
U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn
November 18, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
November 18, 2013
Position: U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
November 6, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
November 4, 2013
Position: Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
November 2, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
November 1, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
November 1, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
October 31, 2013
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
October 31, 2013
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
October 31, 2013