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
Jennifer L. Hall
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
June 8, 2019
Appointed
Cecillia M. Romero
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
June 7, 2019
Retired
T. Michael Putnam
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
June 7, 2019
Retired
Brooke C. Wells
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
June 3, 2019
Appointed
Zahid N. Quraishi
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
June 3, 2019
Appointed
Patricia L. Dodge
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
June 3, 2019
Deceased
Ellen B. Burns
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
June 3, 2019
Elevated
Wendelin I. Lipp
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
June 1, 2019
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Nancy V. Alquist
Senior Status
Dennis Jacobs
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
May 31, 2019
Appointed
Gabriel A. Fuentes
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
May 31, 2019
Appointed
Joel D. Applebaum
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
May 31, 2019
Appointed
Joshua D. Wolson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
May 31, 2019
Appointed
Wendy Baldwin Vitter
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
May 30, 2019
Deceased
Richard P. Matsch
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
May 26, 2019
Appointed
Daniel Paul Collins
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
May 23, 2019
Appointed
Andrea K. McCord
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
May 20, 2019
Appointed
Michael Joseph Truncale
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
May 20, 2019
Deceased
William W. Caldwell
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
May 19, 2019
Elevated
Freda L. Wolfson
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
May 17, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares
Retired
Joan N. Feeney
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
May 17, 2019