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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.

Appointed

Maritza Braswell

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
July 6, 2022
Appointed

Kyle C. Dudek

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District for Florida
Date:
July 1, 2022
Elevated

Bonnie Lisa Clair

Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
July 1, 2022
Appointed

Boone Baxter

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Texas
Date:
June 29, 2022
Appointed

Evelyn Padin

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
June 27, 2022
Appointed

Sherilyn P. Garnett

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
June 27, 2022
Appointed

Elizabeth G. Gasparini

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
June 27, 2022
Appointed

Robert Huie

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
June 21, 2022
Appointed

Sunshine S. Sykes

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
June 21, 2022
Elevated

Stephanie Dawkins Davis

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
June 14, 2022
Appointed

Maria E. Garcia

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
June 13, 2022
Appointed

Alexander C. Ekstrom

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
June 13, 2022
Appointed

Elizabeth Pascal

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
June 6, 2022
Appointed

Scott W. Everett

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
June 2, 2022
Appointed

Lee G. Dunst

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
May 31, 2022
Appointed

Paul Levenson

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
May 27, 2022
Appointed

Zachary C. Bolitho

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
May 23, 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
Appointed

Emile A. Henderson

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands
Date:
May 1, 2022
Deceased

Henry C. Morgan, Jr.

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
May 1, 2022