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 Eastern District of Texas
January 7, 2016
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
January 6, 2016
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
January 4, 2016
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
January 4, 2016
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
January 4, 2016
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
January 4, 2016
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
January 4, 2016
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
January 3, 2016
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
January 3, 2016
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Russ Kendig
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Pat E. Morgenstern-Clarren
January 3, 2016
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
January 2, 2016
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
January 2, 2016
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
January 1, 2016
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
January 1, 2016
U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Samuel F. Biery, Jr.
January 1, 2016
U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry
January 1, 2016
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
December 31, 2015
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
December 31, 2015
U.S. District Judge Denise Page Hood
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen
December 31, 2015
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
December 31, 2015