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
Molly Cherry
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
July 1, 2020
Retired
Thomas B. Griffith
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
July 1, 2020
Appointed
Carmen E. Henderson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
July 1, 2020
Elevated
Andrew Lynn Brasher
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
June 30, 2020
Deceased
James P. Churchill
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
June 29, 2020
Appointed
Drew B. Tipton
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
June 26, 2020
Appointed
Jennifer E. Niemann
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
June 16, 2020
Appointed
Scott Hugh Rash
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
June 15, 2020
Appointed
Elizabeth W. Hanes
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
June 15, 2020
Deceased
Arthur D. Spatt
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
June 12, 2020
Appointed
John L. Badalamenti
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
June 8, 2020
Appointed
Donna Phillips Currault
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
June 1, 2020
Appointed
John F. Heil, III
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Date:
May 29, 2020
Appointed
Anna Manasco
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
May 28, 2020
Appointed
Daniel E. Butcher
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
May 26, 2020
Appointed
Jared C. Bennett
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
May 26, 2020
Appointed
Daphne Oberg
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
May 14, 2020
Appointed
Patricia A. Donahue
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
May 4, 2020
Appointed
Heather K. McShain
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
May 1, 2020
Retired
Rebecca Doherty
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
May 1, 2020