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.
Elevated
Robert E. Wier
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Date:
June 13, 2018
Appointed
Maria A. Audero
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
June 11, 2018
Appointed
Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
June 4, 2018
Retired
Judge Howard R. Lloyd
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
June 3, 2018
Elevated
Dale L. Somers
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
June 1, 2018
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Janice Miller Karlin
Senior Status
Henry E. Hudson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
June 1, 2018
Elevated
Scott W. Skavdahl
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
Date:
June 1, 2018
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal
Appointed
Stuart Kyle Duncan
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
May 31, 2018
Retired
Craig B. Shaffer
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
May 31, 2018
Senior Status
Susan J. Dlott
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
May 31, 2018
Elevated
Amy J. St. Eve
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date:
May 23, 2018
Appointed
Marshal D. Morgan
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Date:
May 23, 2018
Appointed
Michael Y. Scudder
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date:
May 21, 2018
Elevated
Joel M. Carson
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
May 18, 2018
Appointed
Kurt D. Engelhardt
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
May 15, 2018
Senior Status
John M. Rogers
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
May 15, 2018
Senior Status
Edith Brown Clement
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
May 14, 2018
Appointed
Michael B. Brennan
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date:
May 14, 2018
Appointed
Robert M. Spector
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
May 1, 2018
Appointed
Jeremy D. Peterson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
April 30, 2018