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
Mary Jo Heston
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
January 31, 2017
Retired
John S. Dalis
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
January 31, 2017
Retired
Ralph B. Kirscher
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Montana
Date:
January 31, 2017
Deceased
William Schwarzer
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
January 28, 2017
Appointed
David W. Hercher
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
January 23, 2017
Appointed
Klinette H. Kindred
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
January 23, 2017
Retired
Randall L. Dunn
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
January 20, 2017
Deceased
Lawrence S. Margolis
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Date:
January 18, 2017
Deceased
Robert J. Timlin
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
January 17, 2017
Appointed
Elizabeth S. Chestney
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
January 16, 2017
Retired
William Joseph Haynes, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
January 16, 2017
Retired
Pamela Ann Mathy
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
January 14, 2017
Appointed
Robin Meriweather
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
January 10, 2017
Retired
Bert W. Milling, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Date:
January 7, 2017
Retired
George H. King
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
January 6, 2017
Appointed
LaShonda A. Hunt
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
January 6, 2017
Retired
Bruce W. Black
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
January 5, 2017
Retired
Robert G. Mayer
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
January 4, 2017
Appointed
Susan G. van Keulen
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
January 3, 2017
Retired
Howard Tallman
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
January 3, 2017