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.
Retired
Terence Peter Kemp
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
June 30, 2017
Senior Status
John A. Woodcock, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Date:
June 27, 2017
Appointed
Shaniek M. Maynard
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
June 26, 2017
Appointed
Michele J. Kim
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
June 23, 2017
Retired
David T. Bristow
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
June 21, 2017
Appointed
Michelle M. Harner
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
June 19, 2017
Appointed
James R. Ahler
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
June 16, 2017
Deceased
Phyllis A. Kravitch
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
June 15, 2017
Deceased
Marvin Shoob
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
June 12, 2017
Elevated
William I. Arbuckle III
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
June 8, 2017
Senior Status
William H. Steele
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Date:
June 8, 2017
Senior Status
Rebecca F. Doherty
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
June 5, 2017
Senior Status
Ann C. Williams
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date:
June 5, 2017
Elevated
Jeffrey P. Norman
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
June 1, 2017
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Summerhays
Elevated
Patricia A. Gaughan
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
June 1, 2017
Retired
Francis J. Lynch, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
June 1, 2017
Appointed
Herman N. Johnson, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
June 1, 2017
Retired
Robert E. Larsen
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Date:
May 31, 2017
Senior Status
Jerome B. Simandle
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
May 31, 2017
Elevated
Jose L. Linares
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
May 31, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle