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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.

Retired

John M. Conroy

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
Date:
March 21, 2021
Appointed

Margo A. Rocconi

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
March 19, 2021
Appointed

Rachel M. Blise

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
March 17, 2021
Senior Status

C. Darnell Jones, II

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 15, 2021
Senior Status

Mary Beck Briscoe

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
March 15, 2021
Senior Status

Mary B. Briscoe

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
March 15, 2021
Senior Status

Darnell C. Jones

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 15, 2021
Deceased

John A. Nordberg

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
March 12, 2021
Deceased

Peter W. Hall

Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
March 10, 2021
Appointed

Matthew J. Skahill

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
March 9, 2021
Deceased

Terrence D. McVerry

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 8, 2021
Deceased

Emmett Ripley Cox

Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
March 3, 2021
Retired

Henry S. Perkin

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 1, 2021
Appointed

Joshua Powers Searcy

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
March 1, 2021
Senior Status

Paul Barbadoro

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Date:
March 1, 2021
Senior Status

Janet T. Neff

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
March 1, 2021
Senior Status

Paul J. Barbadoro

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Date:
March 1, 2021
Senior Status

Timothy J. Savage

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 1, 2021
Retired

Carmen Consuelo Cerezo

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Date:
February 28, 2021
Appointed

Lisa G. Beckerman

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
February 26, 2021