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.
Retired
Thomas B. Smith
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
July 24, 2019
Deceased
James Harvey
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
July 20, 2019
Appointed
Edward S. Kiel
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
July 16, 2019
Appointed
Thomas P. Barber
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
July 15, 2019
Appointed
T. Kent Wetherell, II
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
July 15, 2019
Deceased
William H. Walls
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
July 11, 2019
Appointed
Nicholas P. Mizell
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
July 8, 2019
Deceased
Paul M. Glenn
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
July 7, 2019
Senior Status
Andrew J. Guilford
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
July 5, 2019
Senior Status
Simeon Timothy Lake, III
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
July 5, 2019
Appointed
Miroslav Lovric
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Date:
July 1, 2019
Senior Status
Jack Zouhary
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
July 1, 2019
Appointed
Susan J. Hightower
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
July 1, 2019
Senior Status
Judith C. Herrera
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
July 1, 2019
Appointed
Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
July 1, 2019
Appointed
James David Cain, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
July 1, 2019
Elevated
Timothy D. DeGiusti
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
July 1, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Joe L. Heaton
Retired
David E. Peebles
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Date:
June 30, 2019
Retired
Nita L. Stormes
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
June 28, 2019
Appointed
Carl J. Nichols
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
June 26, 2019