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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

Rachel Mancl

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
April 25, 2022
Appointed

Hector Gonzalez

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
April 21, 2022
Appointed

Fred W. Slaughter

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
April 20, 2022
Appointed

Sarah E. Geraghty

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
April 18, 2022
Appointed

Valerie Figueredo

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
April 18, 2022
Appointed

Ajmel A. Quereshi

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
April 18, 2022
Appointed

Stephanie A. Hambrick

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
Date:
April 11, 2022
Appointed

Victoria M. Calvert

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
April 11, 2022
Appointed

John Chun

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
April 11, 2022
Appointed

Anne R. Traum

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
April 8, 2022
Appointed

Paul R. Thomas

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Date:
April 8, 2022
Appointed

Cristina D. Silva

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
April 7, 2022
Appointed

Georgette Castner

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
April 7, 2022
Appointed

Julie R. Rubin

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
April 6, 2022
Elevated

Ruth Bermudez Montenegro

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
April 5, 2022
Appointed

Elizabeth McBath

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
April 4, 2022
Appointed

Karen F. Wolf

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Date:
April 4, 2022
Deceased

Joseph A. DiClerico, Jr.

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Date:
April 2, 2022
Appointed

Derek T. Gilliland

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
April 1, 2022
Appointed

Debora K. Grasham

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of Idaho
Date:
April 1, 2022