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
John E. Jones, III
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
August 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
Retired
Thomas J. Tucker
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
July 31, 2021
Appointed
Paul E. Singleton
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
July 29, 2021
Appointed
Mark Conway
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
July 22, 2021
Appointed
John F. Docherty
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
July 22, 2021
Elevated
Lydia Kay Griggsby
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
July 20, 2021
Appointed
Candace R. Jackson-Akiwumi
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date:
July 9, 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
Elevated
Deborah Boardman
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
July 1, 2021
Appointed
Regina Rodriguez
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
July 1, 2021
Appointed
Jamie Wilson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Date:
July 1, 2021
Elevated
Deborah L. Boardman
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
July 1, 2021
Retired
Melvin S. Hoffman
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
June 30, 2021
Senior Status
Richard D. Bennett
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
June 30, 2021
Appointed
Julien Neals
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
June 24, 2021
Elevated
Zahid Quraishi
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
June 23, 2021