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 Northern District of Florida
December 7, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
December 3, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
December 1, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
November 30, 2012
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
November 30, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
November 27, 2012
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
November 26, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
November 25, 2012
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
November 23, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
November 20, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
November 20, 2012
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laura T. Beyer
Position: Chief Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge J. Craig Whitley
November 19, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
November 13, 2012
Position: Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
November 10, 2012
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
November 7, 2012
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
November 4, 2012
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
November 3, 2012
U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Succeeding Senior U.S. District Judge Charles N. Clevert, Jr.
November 1, 2012
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
November 1, 2012
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
November 1, 2012