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
Judge Maarten B. Vermaat
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
March 15, 2019
Retired
Timothy Payne Greeley
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
March 14, 2019
Elevated
John E. Dowdell
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Date:
March 14, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell
Appointed
Chad A. Readler
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
March 13, 2019
Elevated
Sara Darrow
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Date:
March 12, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid
Appointed
Eric E. Murphy
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
March 11, 2019
Senior Status
Alice M. Batchelder
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
March 7, 2019
Senior Status
Deborah L. Cook
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
March 6, 2019
Appointed
Hope T. Cannon
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
March 4, 2019
Elevated
Philip A. Brimmer
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
March 4, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger
Senior Status
Marcia S. Krieger
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
March 3, 2019
Retired
Charles J. Kahn, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
March 3, 2019
Appointed
Leslie R. Hoffman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
March 1, 2019
Elevated
Robert Bryan Harwell
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
March 1, 2019
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Terry Wooten
Appointed
Michelle L. Peterson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
March 1, 2019
Retired
Karla R. Spaulding
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
February 28, 2019
Retired
Edward G. Bryant
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
February 28, 2019
Retired
James P. Donohue
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
February 28, 2019
Senior Status
Ronald B. Leighton
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
February 28, 2019
Retired
Robert T. Braithwaite
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Date:
February 28, 2019