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
Harwell G. Davis III
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
May 31, 2017
Appointed
Amul Roger Thapar
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
May 30, 2017
Deceased
Julian Abele Cook, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
May 16, 2017
Appointed
Kimberley H. Tyson
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
May 12, 2017
Retired
James F. Schneider
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
May 9, 2017
Deceased
Richard H. Battey
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Date:
May 6, 2017
Elevated
James Randal Hall
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
May 5, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood
Appointed
Kevin R. Sweazea
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
May 3, 2017
Retired
Lourdes A. Martinez
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
May 2, 2017
Retired
Pat E. Morgenstern-Clarren
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
May 1, 2017
Appointed
Theresa L. Fricke
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
May 1, 2017
Senior Status
Gregory M. Sleet
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
May 1, 2017
Senior Status
John Thomas Marten
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
May 1, 2017
Elevated
Julie A. Robinson
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
May 1, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge John Thomas Marten
Retired
Karen L. Strombom
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
April 28, 2017
Elevated
Wendy L. Hagenau
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
April 27, 2017
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Coleman Ray Mullins
Deceased
John T. Noonan, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
April 17, 2017
Elevated
Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
April 16, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Kevin H. Sharp
Retired
T. Lane Wilson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Date:
April 16, 2017
Resigned
Kevin Hunter Sharp
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
April 15, 2017