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.
Resigned
Katherine B. Forrest
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
September 11, 2018
Appointed
Barbara Smith Evans
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
September 11, 2018
Deceased
Thomas A. Higgins
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
September 11, 2018
Elevated
Charles J. Williams
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Date:
September 11, 2018
Elevated
A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Date:
September 6, 2018
Elevated
Terry Fitzgerald Moorer
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Date:
September 6, 2018
Appointed
Benjamin W. Cheesbro
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
September 5, 2018
Elevated
Raymond S. Baker
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
September 4, 2018
Appointed
Thomas S. Hixson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
September 4, 2018
Appointed
Elizabeth C. Wright
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
September 4, 2018
Elevated
G. Murray Snow
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
September 4, 2018
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Raner Collins
Appointed
James P. Mazzone
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Date:
September 4, 2018
Appointed
Dennis M. Cota
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
September 3, 2018
Appointed
Lajuana Michael Counts
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
September 2, 2018
Retired
Craig M. Kellison
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
September 1, 2018
Retired
Janice Miller Karlin
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
September 1, 2018
Retired
Sarah W. Hays
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
September 1, 2018
Elevated
Stefan R. Underhill
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
September 1, 2018
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall
Retired
Maria-Elena James
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
August 31, 2018
Senior Status
William B. Traxler, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Date:
August 31, 2018