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
Alan Kay
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
January 2, 2017
Retired
Basil H. Lorch
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
January 2, 2017
Appointed
Susan M. Bazis
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Date:
January 1, 2017
Retired
Bruce D. Black
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
January 1, 2017
Senior Status
Donald C. Nugent
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
January 1, 2017
Appointed
Kelly K. E. Mahoney
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Date:
January 1, 2017
Retired
Stewart Dalzell
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
December 31, 2016
Senior Status
Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2016
Senior Status
Richard R. Clifton
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2016
Retired
Larry A. Bodiford
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
December 31, 2016
Senior Status
Robert N. Chatigny
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
December 31, 2016
Retired
Thomas D. Thalken
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Date:
December 31, 2016
Senior Status
W. Eugene Davis
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2016
Retired
Jon S. Scoles
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Date:
December 31, 2016
Retired
Paul J. Cleary
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Date:
December 31, 2016
Retired
Paul B. Snyder
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
December 31, 2016
Senior Status
Richard J. Leon
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
December 31, 2016
Deceased
Maurice Mitchell Paul
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
December 29, 2016
Deceased
James F. Merow
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Date:
December 23, 2016
Deceased
Myron H. Bright
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
December 12, 2016