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.
Retired
Kay Woods
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
July 6, 2018
Elevated
Christopher S. Sontchi
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
July 1, 2018
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Brendan L. Shannon
Senior Status
William T. Lawrence
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
July 1, 2018
Retired
William S. Duffey, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
July 1, 2018
Senior Status
J. Ronnie Greer
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
June 30, 2018
Retired
Meredith A. Jury
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
June 30, 2018
Retired
Michael J. Watanabe
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
June 30, 2018
Senior Status
James C. Mahan
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
June 29, 2018
Retired
Peter C. Lewis
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
June 27, 2018
Retired
Marvin J. Garbis
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
June 26, 2018
Elevated
Mark E. Walker
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
Succeeding U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers
Date:
June 23, 2018
Senior Status
Virginia Emerson Hopkins
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
June 22, 2018
Retired
David K. Duncan
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
June 22, 2018
Deceased
William M. Acker, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
June 21, 2018
Senior Status
Julie E. Carnes
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
June 18, 2018
Appointed
Annemarie Carney Axon
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
June 18, 2018
Appointed
Autumn D. Spaeth
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
June 15, 2018
Appointed
Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
June 14, 2018
Senior Status
Peter G. Sheridan
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
June 14, 2018
Elevated
Robert E. Wier
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Date:
June 13, 2018