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
Jodi Jayne
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Date:
September 8, 2017
Deceased
Roger G. Strand
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
September 7, 2017
Elevated
Thomas E. Johnston
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Date:
September 5, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers
Appointed
Jerry H. Ritter, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
September 5, 2017
Retired
William P. Lynch
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
September 3, 2017
Retired
Richard A. Posner
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date:
September 2, 2017
Elevated
Bill G. Parker
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
September 1, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Brenda T. Rhoades
Retired
Janice Rogers Brown
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Date:
August 31, 2017
Senior Status
Richard L. Voorhees
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Date:
August 31, 2017
Retired
Carol E. Jackson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
August 31, 2017
Appointed
John Kenneth Bush
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
August 31, 2017
Appointed
Brian Todd Fenimore
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
August 31, 2017
Retired
Arthur B. Federman
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
August 31, 2017
Senior Status
James D. Whittemore
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
August 29, 2017
Appointed
Sanket Bulsara
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
August 28, 2017
Senior Status
Irene M. Keeley
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Date:
August 12, 2017
Appointed
Hemant H. Kewalramani
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
August 10, 2017
Senior Status
P. Kevin Castel
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
August 5, 2017
Appointed
Kevin Christopher Newsom
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
August 4, 2017
Deceased
Denise K. LaRue
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
August 2, 2017