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.
Appointed
William B. Porter
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
February 5, 2024
Appointed
William P. Kelly
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Date:
March 27, 2023
Appointed
Gregory B. Williams
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
September 2, 2022
Appointed
William E. Fitzpatrick
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
May 9, 2022
Senior Status
William A. Fletcher
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
January 24, 2022
Retired
William G. Cobb
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
January 4, 2022
Senior Status
William F. Kuntz II
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
January 1, 2022
Appointed
Omar A. Williams
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
November 22, 2021
Elevated
Karen M. Williams
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
November 1, 2021
Senior Status
William Q. Hayes
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
August 1, 2021
Senior Status
William Quinn Hayes
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
August 1, 2021
Elevated
William T. McGovern
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
July 8, 2021
Deceased
William H. Pauley III
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
July 6, 2021
Senior Status
William G. Young
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
July 1, 2021
Senior Status
Evan J. Wallach
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Date:
May 31, 2021
Retired
William D. Gerdes
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Date:
May 9, 2021
Retired
William I. Garfinkel
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
February 26, 2021
Senior Status
William Haskell Alsup
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
January 21, 2021
Senior Status
William Haskell Alsup
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
January 21, 2021
Deceased
William Henry Barbour, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for Southern District of Mississippi
Date:
January 8, 2021