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
Bianca M. Rucker
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Date:
April 26, 2021
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
Retired
Ben T. Barry
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Date:
April 25, 2021
Appointed
Sharon A. King
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
April 22, 2021
Deceased
Harry W. Wellford
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
April 17, 2021
Appointed
Susan E. Huntsman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Date:
April 12, 2021
Senior Status
Colleen McMahon
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
April 10, 2021
Appointed
James R. Cho
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
April 5, 2021
Appointed
J. Kate Stickles
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
April 5, 2021
Appointed
Lisa S. Gretchko
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
April 5, 2021
Appointed
Mario Garcia
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
April 5, 2021
Senior Status
Timothy C. Stanceu
Position:
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
April 5, 2021
Senior Status
Emmet G. Sullivan
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
April 3, 2021
Senior Status
Amy Totenberg
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
April 3, 2021
Senior Status
Catherine C. Blake
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
April 2, 2021
Senior Status
Anthony J. Battaglia
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
March 31, 2021
Retired
Robert N. Opel, II
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 26, 2021
Appointed
Andre M. Espinosa
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
March 24, 2021
Appointed
Kevin J. Doyle
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
Date:
March 22, 2021
Appointed
Dave Vatti
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
March 22, 2021