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
Jeffery S. Frensley
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
October 10, 2016
Appointed
LeRoy D. Percy
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Date:
October 3, 2016
Elevated
D. Brooks Smith
Position:
Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
October 1, 2016
Succeeding U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Theodore A. McKee
Retired
Michael H. Schneider
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
October 1, 2016
Appointed
David A. Ruiz
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
October 1, 2016
Appointed
Daniel C. Irick
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
October 1, 2016
Elevated
Laurel M. Isicoff
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
October 1, 2016
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul Hyman
Appointed
Scott T. Varholak
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
October 1, 2016
Senior Status
Marilyn L. Huff
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
September 30, 2016
Retired
David A. Baker
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
September 30, 2016
Appointed
Andrew G. Schopler
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
September 30, 2016
Retired
Kevin Thomas Duffy
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
September 30, 2016
Retired
Kenneth S. McHargh
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
September 30, 2016
Retired
Susie Allan Alexander
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Date:
September 30, 2016
Retired
Robert E. Littlefield, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York
Date:
September 30, 2016
Retired
Frank S. Maas
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
September 29, 2016
Deceased
Leonard I. Garth
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
September 21, 2016
Appointed
Gary Stephen Katzmann
Position:
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
September 16, 2016
Retired
Walter S. Smith, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
September 14, 2016
Retired
Richard M. Neiter
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
September 10, 2016