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
James Patrick Hanlon
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
November 13, 2018
Deceased
Richard P. Conaboy
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
November 9, 2018
Appointed
Mark S. Norris, Sr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
November 8, 2018
Appointed
Thomas S. Kleeh
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Date:
November 6, 2018
Appointed
Michael S. Berg
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
November 5, 2018
Senior Status
Vicki Miles-LaGrange
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
November 5, 2018
Retired
Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Date:
November 5, 2018
Senior Status
Manuel L. Real
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
November 4, 2018
Appointed
Jeremy D. Kernodle
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
November 4, 2018
Senior Status
Robert B. Kugler
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
November 2, 2018
Senior Status
John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Date:
November 1, 2018
Appointed
Chad F. Kenney
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
November 1, 2018
Appointed
William C. Metcalf
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Date:
November 1, 2018
Elevated
Dana L. Rasure
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Date:
November 1, 2018
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Terrence L. Michael
Elevated
John M. Gerrard
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Date:
November 1, 2018
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp
Senior Status
Michael M. Anello
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
October 31, 2018
Appointed
Matthew A. Stinnett
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Date:
October 26, 2018
Appointed
Linda Lopez
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
October 26, 2018
Appointed
William M. Ray, II
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
October 26, 2018
Elevated
Richard J. Sullivan
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
October 25, 2018