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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

Stephan P. Mickle

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
January 26, 2021
Senior Status

Theresa Lazar Springmann

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
January 23, 2021
Senior Status

Theresa Lazar Springmann

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
January 23, 2021
Senior Status

Janet C. Hall

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
January 21, 2021
Senior Status

Robert A. Katzmann

Position:
Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
January 21, 2021
Senior Status

William Haskell Alsup

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
January 21, 2021
Senior Status

William Haskell Alsup

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
January 21, 2021
Deceased

Dominic J. Squatrito

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
January 20, 2021
Retired

Joel Schneider

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
January 15, 2021
Deceased

William Henry Barbour, Jr.

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for Southern District of Mississippi
Date:
January 8, 2021
Appointed

Giselle Lopez-Soler

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Date:
January 8, 2021
Appointed

Nadia S. Medrano

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
January 7, 2021
Retired

Peter E. Ormsby

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
January 6, 2021
Appointed

LaKeysha Greer Isaac

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Date:
January 5, 2021
Retired

Karen L. Hayes

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
January 4, 2021
Retired

Linda R. Anderson

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Date:
January 4, 2021
Retired

Steven M. Gold

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
January 4, 2021
Retired

Phillip J. Shefferly

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
January 4, 2021
Appointed

Thompson M. Dietz

Position:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Date:
December 29, 2020
Deceased

Carl O. Bue, Jr.

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
December 24, 2020