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Judicial Milestones

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