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