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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.

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
Retired

William I. Garfinkel

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
February 26, 2021
Senior Status

Victoria A. Roberts

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
February 25, 2021
Appointed

Kayla Dye McClusky

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
February 22, 2021
Appointed

David S. Jones

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
February 19, 2021
Appointed

Jessica S. Allen

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
February 17, 2021
Senior Status

Solomon Oliver, Jr.

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
February 15, 2021
Retired

Joseph A. Dickson

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
February 15, 2021
Senior Status

Solomon Oliver Jr.

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
February 15, 2021
Appointed

Margaret Schneider

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
February 11, 2021
Retired

Robert Neil Kwan

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
February 4, 2021
Senior Status

Vanessa L. Bryant

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
February 1, 2021
Senior Status

Jeffrey Steven White

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
February 1, 2021
Senior Status

Carlos F. Lucero

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
February 1, 2021
Senior Status

Jeffrey Steven White

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
February 1, 2021
Deceased

Peter T. Fay

Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
January 31, 2021
Senior Status

Dan A. Polster

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
January 31, 2021
Senior Status

Dan Aaron Polster

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
January 31, 2021
Senior Status

James S. Gwin

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
January 31, 2021
Deceased

Morton I. Greenberg

Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
January 28, 2021