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.
Elevated
Dee D. Drell
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
October 15, 2012
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Robert G. James
Appointed
Gordon P. Gallagher
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
October 12, 2012
Retired
Donald MacDonald IV
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska
Date:
October 9, 2012
Elevated
Thomas A. Varlan
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
October 8, 2012
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier
Appointed
Gary A. Spraker
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska
Date:
October 4, 2012
Appointed
Gonzalo P. Curiel
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
October 3, 2012
Appointed
Christopher B. Latham
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
October 1, 2012
Elevated
Laura S. Taylor
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
October 1, 2012
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Peter W. Bowie
Appointed
Gregory R. Schaaf
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Date:
October 1, 2012
Elevated
James K. Coachys
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
October 1, 2012
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Anthony John Metz III
Deceased
Mark R. Kravitz
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
October 1, 2012
Appointed
Lawrence R. Leonard
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
October 1, 2012
Appointed
Patricia A. Sullivan
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Date:
October 1, 2012
Appointed
Daniel Martin
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
October 1, 2012
Appointed
Madeline H. Haikala
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
October 1, 2012
Appointed
Robert J. Shelby
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
October 1, 2012
Appointed
Mary M. Rowland
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
October 1, 2012
Senior Status
Bruce D. Black
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
October 1, 2012
Elevated
Carl E. Stewart
Position:
Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
October 1, 2012
Succeeding U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Edith Hollan Jones
Elevated
Christina M. Armijo
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
October 1, 2012
Succeeding Senior U.S. District Judge Bruce D. Black