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Judicial Milestones

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

Christopher P. Tuite

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
February 5, 2018
Appointed

Thomas L. Parker

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
February 2, 2018
Retired

Peter H. Carroll

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
February 2, 2018
Appointed

David Ryan Stras

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
January 31, 2018
Retired

Thomas B. McCoun III

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
January 31, 2018
Retired

Coleman Ray Mullins

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
January 31, 2018
Retired

James A. Beaty, Jr.

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Date:
January 31, 2018
Senior Status

Dennis W. Shedd

Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Date:
January 30, 2018
Appointed

Rebecca A. Rutherford

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
January 26, 2018
Retired

James C. Cacheris

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
January 26, 2018
Appointed

Michael Lawrence Brown

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
January 23, 2018
Appointed

William L. Campbell, Jr.

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
January 19, 2018
Elevated

W. David Counts III

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
January 18, 2018
Deceased

Thomas N. O'Neill, Jr.

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 16, 2018
Retired

Ann C. Williams

Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date:
January 16, 2018
Deceased

Milton I Shadur

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
January 15, 2018
Retired

Paul D. Stickney

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
January 10, 2018
Retired

Andrew J. Wistrich

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
January 8, 2018
Appointed

Christina Ann Bryan

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
January 8, 2018
Retired

Maryrose Milloy

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
January 5, 2018