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Judicial Milestones

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

Reona J. Daly

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
September 9, 2016
Retired

Philip M. Frazier

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Date:
September 8, 2016
Appointed

Lori S. Simpson

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
September 7, 2016
Senior Status

Gerald E. Lynch

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
September 5, 2016
Deceased

Rudolph T. Randa

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
September 5, 2016
Deceased

Charles H. Evans

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Date:
September 2, 2016
Appointed

David S. Crawford

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
September 1, 2016
Appointed

Alistair Newbern

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
September 1, 2016
Appointed

James J. Tancredi

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
September 1, 2016
Retired

Kermit Edward Bye

Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
September 1, 2016
Appointed

Kimberly C. Priest Johnson

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
September 1, 2016
Senior Status

Susan R. Bolton

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
September 1, 2016
Senior Status

C. Ashley Royal

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Date:
September 1, 2016
Retired

Donald D. Bush

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
August 31, 2016
Retired

Frank R. Alley III

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
August 31, 2016
Retired

John S. Bryant

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
August 31, 2016
Deceased

R. Thomas Stinnett

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
August 24, 2016
Senior Status

Helen G. Berrigan

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
August 23, 2016
Appointed

Jonathan D. Greenberg

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
August 18, 2016
Appointed

Maria L. Oxholm

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
August 18, 2016