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
Steven James Menashi
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
November 21, 2019
Appointed
Robert Luck
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
November 19, 2019
Appointed
William Joseph Nardini
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
November 19, 2019
Appointed
Lee P. Rudofsky
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Date:
November 19, 2019
Senior Status
Gerald B. Tjoflat
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date:
November 19, 2019
Appointed
Meredith Sue Grabill
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
November 13, 2019
Appointed
Danielle J. Hunsaker
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
November 12, 2019
Appointed
Jerusha T. Adams
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middel District of Alabama
Date:
November 12, 2019
Appointed
Rachel P. Kovner
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
November 12, 2019
Elevated
Peter D. Welte
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Date:
November 11, 2019
Deceased
Steven E. Rau
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
November 8, 2019
Appointed
Mark W. Pedersen
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
November 6, 2019
Retired
Jonathan W. Feldman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
November 5, 2019
Appointed
Sally Jacoba Berens
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
November 2, 2019
Retired
Ellen S. Carmody
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
November 1, 2019
Appointed
Whitman L. Holt
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
November 1, 2019
Elevated
Pamela Pepper
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
November 1, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach
Retired
Frank L. Kurtz
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
October 31, 2019
Appointed
Justin R. Walker
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Date:
October 30, 2019
Retired
Elizabeth D. Laporte
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
October 25, 2019