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
Robert A. Molloy
Position:
Territorial District Court Judge
Court:
District Court of the Virgin Islands
Date:
April 27, 2020
Deceased
Lee R. West
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
April 24, 2020
Deceased
George C. Smith
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
April 15, 2020
Deceased
Charles A. Shaw
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
April 12, 2020
Deceased
Lowell A. Reed, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
April 11, 2020
Elevated
Roslynn R. Mauskopf
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
April 9, 2020
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Dora L. Irizarry
Appointed
Stephen C. Dries
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
April 7, 2020
Deceased
Gregory W. Carman
Position:
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
April 5, 2020
Appointed
Martin A. Fitzpatrick
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
April 3, 2020
Deceased
James A. Redden
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
March 31, 2020
Resigned
Carlos Murguia
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
March 31, 2020
Deceased
Monroe G. McKay
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
March 28, 2020
Deceased
James M. Munley
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 23, 2020
Deceased
Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
March 18, 2020
Deceased
Patrick J. Duggan
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
March 18, 2020
Appointed
Brian Steven Kruse
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska
Date:
March 17, 2020
Appointed
David Bissett
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Date:
March 12, 2020
Appointed
Patricia M. Mayer
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 11, 2020
Deceased
Richard A. Caputo
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 11, 2020
Appointed
Philip M. Halpern
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 10, 2020