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
Janet E. Bostwick
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
September 27, 2019
Appointed
Deborah L. Boardman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
September 25, 2019
Appointed
Ada Elene Brown
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
September 18, 2019
Appointed
Steven D. Grimberg
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
September 16, 2019
Elevated
Algenon L. Marbley
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
September 16, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.
Appointed
Steven C. Seeger
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
September 16, 2019
Appointed
Stephanie Agli Gallagher
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
September 15, 2019
Appointed
Jeffrey Vincent Brown
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
September 11, 2019
Retired
Kevin J. Carey
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
August 31, 2019
Deceased
Albert V. Bryan, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
August 27, 2019
Appointed
Sean D. Jordan
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
August 26, 2019
Appointed
Martha Maria Pacold
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
August 23, 2019
Appointed
William S. Stickman, IV
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
August 22, 2019
Appointed
John Milton Younge
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
August 21, 2019
Appointed
Timothy M. Reif
Position:
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
August 20, 2019
Elevated
Danny C. Reeves
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Date:
August 16, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell
Appointed
Christopher M. Lopez
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
August 14, 2019
Appointed
Brantley David Starr
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
August 13, 2019
Appointed
Michael T. Liburdi
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
August 13, 2019
Appointed
Jason Kenneth Pulliam
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
August 9, 2019