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
Noah G. Hillen
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho
Date:
August 31, 2020
Elevated
Lee M. Jackwig
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Date:
August 27, 2020
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Anita L. Shodeen
Appointed
William Scott Hardy
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
August 18, 2020
Appointed
Tiarra N.A. Patton
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
August 17, 2020
Appointed
Peter Dumas Russin
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
August 14, 2020
Appointed
John Peter Cronan
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
August 12, 2020
Deceased
Stephen F. Williams
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Date:
August 7, 2020
Appointed
Matthew Thomas Schelp
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
August 6, 2020
Appointed
David Cleveland Joseph
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
August 3, 2020
Appointed
Jill Allison Morris
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
August 3, 2020
Appointed
Stephen Welby
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
August 3, 2020
Appointed
Robert P. Myers, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Date:
August 2, 2020
Appointed
Mitchell L. Herren
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
July 24, 2020
Appointed
Annie Christoff
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
July 24, 2020
Deceased
James Hughes Hancock
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
July 24, 2020
Appointed
Christopher A. dos Santos
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
July 24, 2020
Deceased
Jerome Farris
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
July 23, 2020
Appointed
Bonnie Lisa Clair
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
July 13, 2020
Appointed
Michelle V. Larson
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
July 7, 2020
Appointed
Cory T. Wilson
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
July 3, 2020