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
David D. Cleary
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
January 3, 2020
Retired
B. Janice Ellington
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
January 3, 2020
Appointed
Robert J. Colville
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 3, 2020
Appointed
John M. Gallagher
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 2, 2020
Appointed
Lawrence J.C. VanDyke
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
January 2, 2020
Retired
Pamela S. Hollis
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
January 2, 2020
Retired
Charles M. Caldwell
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
January 2, 2020
Appointed
Lewis J. Liman
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
January 1, 2020
Elevated
A. Benjamin Goldgar
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
January 1, 2020
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Pamela S. Hollis
Senior Status
Benjamin Hale Settle
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
January 1, 2020
Elevated
Alan C. Stout
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Date:
January 1, 2020
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas H. Fulton
Elevated
Kimberly J. Mueller
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
January 1, 2020
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Nell
Elevated
L. Scott Coogler
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
January 1, 2020
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre
Elevated
F. Dennis Saylor
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
January 1, 2020
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris
Appointed
Kea W. Riggs
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
December 31, 2019
Elevated
Bernard Maurice Jones II
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
December 31, 2019
Elevated
Stephanie Dawkins Davis
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
December 31, 2019
Elevated
Roberto Lange
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of South Dakota
Date:
December 31, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Viken
Senior Status
William C. Greisbach
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
December 31, 2019
Senior Status
Jay S. Bybee
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2019