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
Leonard B. Sand
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
December 3, 2016
Senior Status
Todd J. Campbell
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
December 1, 2016
Appointed
Timothy J. Cavan
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Date:
December 1, 2016
Retired
Carolyn S. Ostby
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Date:
November 30, 2016
Senior Status
Carol Bagley Amon
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
November 30, 2016
Senior Status
Diana E. Murphy
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
November 29, 2016
Deceased
Richard Dean Rogers
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
November 25, 2016
Elevated
Jane E. Magnus-Stinson
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
November 25, 2016
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young
Senior Status
Christina A. Snyder
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
November 23, 2016
Deceased
J. Foy Guin, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
November 8, 2016
Senior Status
Robert L. Hinkle
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Date:
November 7, 2016
Appointed
Katharine H. Parker
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
November 4, 2016
Elevated
Daniel L. Hovland
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Date:
November 1, 2016
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson
Senior Status
Donovan W. Frank
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
October 31, 2016
Deceased
Adlai S. Hardin, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
October 29, 2016
Deceased
Donald C. Pogue
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
October 26, 2016
Senior Status
Gerald E. Rosen
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
October 26, 2016
Senior Status
James B. Zagel
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ilinois
Date:
October 21, 2016
Retired
Marilyn D. Go
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
October 15, 2016
Senior Status
Barry G. Silverman
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Date:
October 11, 2016