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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

Brian S. Meyers

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Date:
October 16, 2020
Appointed

M. Ruthie Hagan

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
October 16, 2020
Appointed

Brian Scott Meyers

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Date:
October 16, 2020
Appointed

Judge Amanda L. Maxfield Green

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
October 9, 2020
Appointed

Andrew E. Krause

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
October 8, 2020
Deceased

Lloyd D. George

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
October 7, 2020
Appointed

John Charles Hinderaker

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
October 5, 2020
Appointed

Curtis Ivy, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
October 2, 2020
Appointed

Christy Criswell Wiegand

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
October 2, 2020
Elevated

Thomas Renn

Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
October 1, 2020

Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Trish Brown

Retired

Carla E. Craig

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
October 1, 2020
Retired

Linda K. Caracappa

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
October 1, 2020
Retired

Stuart M. Bernstein

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
September 30, 2020
Retired

Marcia Phillips Parsons

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
September 30, 2020
Retired

Lisa Margaret Smith

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
September 30, 2020
Appointed

Roderick C. Young

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
September 29, 2020
Appointed

Franklin U. Valderrama

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
September 28, 2020
Appointed

David W. Dugan

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
September 25, 2020
Appointed

W. Brian Gaddy

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
September 25, 2020
Deceased

Laurie Smith Camp

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Date:
September 24, 2020