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.
Deceased
John T. Curtin
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
April 14, 2017
Appointed
Henry W. Van Eck
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
April 6, 2017
Elevated
Janice D. Loyd
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
April 5, 2017
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sarah A. Hall
Senior Status
James Knoll Gardner
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
April 3, 2017
Retired
Charles N. Clevert, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
March 31, 2017
Senior Status
Harold L Murphy
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
March 31, 2017
Deceased
James C. Hill
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
March 31, 2017
Retired
Thomas Brian Donovan
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
March 24, 2017
Deceased
John W. Darrah
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
March 23, 2017
Deceased
Edward J. McManus
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Date:
March 20, 2017
Elevated
S. Thomas Anderson
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
March 20, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge J. Daniel Breen
Senior Status
J. Daniel Breen
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
March 18, 2017
Appointed
Elizabeth D. Katz
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
March 13, 2017
Elevated
Susan G. Braden
Position:
Chief U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Date:
March 13, 2017
Succeeding U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith
Appointed
P. Bradley Murray
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Date:
March 11, 2017
Retired
William E. Cassady
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Date:
March 10, 2017
Deceased
Charles W. Joiner
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
March 10, 2017
Deceased
Thomas C. Platt, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
March 4, 2017
Retired
Mary D. France
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
March 2, 2017
Senior Status
Loretta A. Preska
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
March 1, 2017