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 Georgia
June 12, 2017
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
June 8, 2017
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time) William I. Arbuckle III
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
June 8, 2017
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
June 5, 2017
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
June 5, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
June 1, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
June 1, 2017
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey P. Norman
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Summerhays
June 1, 2017
U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Gaughan
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
June 1, 2017
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
May 31, 2017
U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle
May 31, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
May 31, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
May 31, 2017
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
May 30, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
May 16, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
May 12, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
May 9, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
May 6, 2017
U.S. District Judge James Randal Hall
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood
May 5, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
May 3, 2017