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. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
May 2, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
May 1, 2017
U.S. District Judge Julie A. Robinson
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Succeeding U.S. District Judge John Thomas Marten
May 1, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
May 1, 2017
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
May 1, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
May 1, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
April 28, 2017
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Wendy L. Hagenau
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Coleman Ray Mullins
April 27, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
April 17, 2017
U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Kevin H. Sharp
April 16, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
April 16, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
April 15, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
April 14, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
April 6, 2017
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Janice D. Loyd
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sarah A. Hall
April 5, 2017
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
April 3, 2017
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
March 31, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
March 31, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
March 31, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
March 24, 2017