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.
Deceased
Stephen Reinhardt
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
March 29, 2018
Appointed
Sage M. Sigler
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
March 29, 2018
Appointed
Joseph M. Meier
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho
Date:
March 23, 2018
Senior Status
Louis Guirola, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Date:
March 23, 2018
Deceased
Nicholas Tsoucalas
Position:
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
March 22, 2018
Retired
Jim D. Pappas
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho
Date:
March 22, 2018
Appointed
Elizabeth L. Branch
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
March 20, 2018
Appointed
A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
March 19, 2018
Deceased
Paul E. Plunkett
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
March 19, 2018
Resigned
Guillermo R. Garcia
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
March 19, 2018
Appointed
Bruce E. Reinhart
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
March 19, 2018
Retired
James M. Hopkins
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
March 18, 2018
Elevated
Brenda Moody Whinery
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
March 17, 2018
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Daniel P. Collins
Appointed
Tilman Eugene Self III
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Date:
March 12, 2018
Senior Status
Marian Blank Horn
Position:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Date:
March 9, 2018
Appointed
Terry A. Doughty
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
March 9, 2018
Retired
George P. Kazen
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
March 9, 2018
Deceased
John P. Fullam
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 8, 2018
Appointed
Karen Gren Scholer
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Tennessee
Date:
March 7, 2018
Appointed
Ona T. Wang
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 5, 2018