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
Don Willett
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
January 4, 2018
Appointed
Leonard Steven Grasz
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
January 4, 2018
Appointed
Judge James C. Ho
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
January 4, 2018
Retired
Paul Hyman
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
January 3, 2018
Retired
Dwight H. Williams, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Date:
January 2, 2018
Senior Status
George A. O'Toole, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
January 1, 2018
Senior Status
Arthur J. Schwab
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 1, 2018
Senior Status
Paul J. Kelly, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2017
Senior Status
Frank Mays Hull
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2017
Retired
Dorina Ramos
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
December 31, 2017
Senior Status
Sam Sparks
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
December 31, 2017
Senior Status
Roger T. Benitez
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
December 31, 2017
Appointed
Stephanos Bibas
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
December 20, 2017
Retired
Alex Kozinski
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
December 18, 2017
Retired
Kenneth Rodney May
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
December 17, 2017
Appointed
Gregory G. Katsas
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Date:
December 11, 2017
Senior Status
Glen E. Conrad
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Date:
December 11, 2017
Deceased
Alexander Harvey, II
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
December 4, 2017
Appointed
Dabney Langhorne Friedrich
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
December 1, 2017
Appointed
Stewart D. Aaron
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
December 1, 2017