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.
Elevated
Marco A. Hernandez
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
December 24, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman
Appointed
Karen Spencer Marston
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
December 23, 2019
Appointed
M. Miller Baker
Position:
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
December 20, 2019
Appointed
Patrick J. Bumatay
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
December 20, 2019
Appointed
Jodi Warmbrod Dishman
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
December 20, 2019
Deceased
John T. Nixon
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
December 19, 2019
Appointed
R. Austin Huffaker, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Date:
December 13, 2019
Elevated
Frank James Santoro
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
December 13, 2019
Senior Status
Carlos Bea
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
December 12, 2019
Appointed
Sherri A. Lydon
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
December 12, 2019
Appointed
Douglas Russell Cole
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
December 9, 2019
Appointed
Sarah E. Pitlyk
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
December 6, 2019
Appointed
Barbara Lagoa
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
December 6, 2019
Appointed
Eric Ross Komitee
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
December 6, 2019
Appointed
John L. Sinatra, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
December 6, 2019
Senior Status
Stanley Marcus
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
December 5, 2019
Deceased
John F. Grady
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
December 2, 2019
Elevated
John J. McConnell, Jr.
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Date:
December 1, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith
Deceased
Wendelin I. Lipp
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
November 26, 2019
Appointed
David Austin Tapp
Position:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Date:
November 22, 2019