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
Stephen M. Doyle
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Date:
January 7, 2019
Appointed
Rom Alex Trader
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date:
January 7, 2019
Appointed
Dana M. Douglas
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
January 6, 2019
Appointed
Gilbert C. Sison
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
January 5, 2019
Appointed
Jacqueline Becerra
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
January 5, 2019
Retired
Daniel Knowles, III
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
January 5, 2019
Retired
Andrea Miles Simonton
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
January 4, 2019
Retired
Donald G. Wilkerson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
January 4, 2019
Retired
Kevin S.C. Chang
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date:
January 4, 2019
Appointed
Christopher L. Ray
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
January 4, 2019
Appointed
Lisette M. Reid
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
January 3, 2019
Appointed
James M. Candelaria
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
January 2, 2019
Retired
Patrick A. White
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. Distrct Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
January 2, 2019
Appointed
Mark A. Beatty
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
January 2, 2019
Appointed
Joshua P. Kolar
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
January 1, 2019
Elevated
Maureen A. Tighe
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
January 1, 2019
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sheri Bluebond
Elevated
Charles D. Novack
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Nothern District of California
Date:
January 1, 2019
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Roger Efremsky
Retired
Stephen C. Williams
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
January 1, 2019
Senior Status
Catherine D. Perry
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
December 31, 2018
Retired
Paul R. Cherry
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
December 31, 2018