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.
Senior Status
Richard C. Tallman
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
March 3, 2018
Retired
Andrew Jay Peck
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 2, 2018
Appointed
Jeffery Cavender
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
March 2, 2018
Senior Status
William H. Pauley III
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 1, 2018
Appointed
Doris L. Pryor
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
March 1, 2018
Elevated
Richard E. Fehling
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 1, 2018
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eric L. Frank
Senior Status
Ron Clark
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
February 28, 2018
Appointed
Lauren F. Louis
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
February 24, 2018
Retired
William C. Turnoff
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
February 23, 2018
Retired
Mary Grace Diehl
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
February 22, 2018
Appointed
Andrew Edison
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
February 20, 2018
Deceased
David H. Bartick
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
February 18, 2018
Retired
Samuel Der-Yeghiayan
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
February 17, 2018
Appointed
Debra C. Poplin
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
February 13, 2018
Retired
C. Clifford Shirley, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
February 12, 2018
Deceased
Peter Beer
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
February 9, 2018
Elevated
William Paul Johnson
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
February 8, 2018
Succeeding U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo
Deceased
Sandra L. Townes
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
February 8, 2018
Senior Status
M. Christina Armijo
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
February 7, 2018
Senior Status
John A. Houston
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
February 6, 2018