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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.

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