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