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
Susan M. Brnovich
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
October 24, 2018
Appointed
Peter J. Phipps
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
October 23, 2018
Appointed
Eli Jeremy Richardson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
October 22, 2018
Appointed
Selene D. Maddox
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Date:
October 22, 2018
Appointed
Lance E. Walker
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Date:
October 18, 2018
Appointed
Ryan Douglas Nelson
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
October 18, 2018
Appointed
Michael Joseph Juneau
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
October 17, 2018
Appointed
Liles C. Burke
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
October 17, 2018
Elevated
Terrence William Boyle
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Date:
October 15, 2018
Succeeding U.S. District Judge James C. Dever, III
Appointed
David J. Porter
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
October 15, 2018
Deceased
Daniel G. Martin
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
October 11, 2018
Senior Status
Yvette Kane
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
October 11, 2018
Appointed
Marilyn J. Horan
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
October 9, 2018
Senior Status
Joel H. Slomsky
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
October 9, 2018
Senior Status
John H. McBryde
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
October 9, 2018
Retired
Dennis L. Howell
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Date:
October 5, 2018
Retired
George Robert Smith
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
October 1, 2018
Retired
Leslie C. Longenbaugh
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
Date:
September 30, 2018
Senior Status
Jay A. Garcia-Gregory
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Date:
September 30, 2018
Retired
Jan M. Adler
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
September 30, 2018