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.
Senior Status
Alvin W. Thompson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
August 31, 2018
Senior Status
Reena Raggi
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
August 31, 2018
Retired
Maria-Elena James
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
August 31, 2018
Retired
Franklin L. Noel
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
August 31, 2018
Retired
James E. Seibert
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Date:
August 31, 2018
Appointed
Barry Ashe
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
August 30, 2018
Deceased
William J. Nealon, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvnia
Date:
August 30, 2018
Deceased
Samuel Conti
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
August 29, 2018
Appointed
Carla Carry Baldwin
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
August 28, 2018
Appointed
Julius Ness Richardson
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Date:
August 21, 2018
Appointed
John S. Hodge
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
August 20, 2018
Appointed
Mark Jeremy Bennett
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
August 16, 2018
Appointed
Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
August 15, 2018
Appointed
Norman Reid Neureiter
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
August 14, 2018
Appointed
Andrew S. Oldham
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
August 14, 2018
Appointed
Ronald C. Griffin
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
August 13, 2018
Senior Status
N. Randy Smith
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
August 11, 2018
Appointed
Jill Aiko Otake
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date:
August 10, 2018
Appointed
Maryellen Noreika
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
August 10, 2018
Appointed
Colm F. Connolly
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
August 8, 2018