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.
Deceased
Glen E. Conrad
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Date:
May 20, 2021
Deceased
Dave Lee Brannon
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
May 18, 2021
Appointed
Darrell A. Clay
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
May 14, 2021
Appointed
Mark R. Colombell
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
May 10, 2021
Appointed
Marcia Henry
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
May 10, 2021
Appointed
Peter B. Silvain, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
May 10, 2021
Appointed
Mark Moreno
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Date:
May 10, 2021
Retired
William D. Gerdes
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Date:
May 9, 2021
Senior Status
Thomas W. Thrash Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
May 8, 2021
Senior Status
Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
May 8, 2021
Appointed
Taryn A. Merkl
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
May 3, 2021
Appointed
Kate Vaughan
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
May 3, 2021
Senior Status
Ursula Ungaro
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
May 2, 2021
Appointed
Christina D. Comstock
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Date:
May 1, 2021
Senior Status
George B. Daniels
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
May 1, 2021
Retired
John T. Marten
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
May 1, 2021
Retired
David Stewart Kennedy
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
April 30, 2021
Retired
Mary Alice Theiler
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
April 30, 2021
Elevated
Robert A. Molloy
Position:
Chief Territorial District Court Judge
Court:
District Court of the Virgin Islands
Date:
April 27, 2021
Succeeding Territorial District Court Judge Wilma Antoinette Lewis
Appointed
James M. Wicks
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
April 26, 2021