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.
Resigned
John A. Buttrick
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
August 16, 2016
Appointed
Michael G. Gotsch, Sr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
August 13, 2016
Retired
Christopher Nuechterlein
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
August 12, 2016
Retired
Ruben Brooks
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
August 12, 2016
Senior Status
James I. Cohn
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
August 5, 2016
Deceased
David D. Dowd, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
August 4, 2016
Appointed
D. Gordon Bryant, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
August 1, 2016
Senior Status
Richard C. Wesley
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
August 1, 2016
Appointed
Deborah L. Barnes
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
August 1, 2016
Appointed
Janis van Meerveld
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
August 1, 2016
Retired
Nancy M. Koenig
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
July 31, 2016
Retired
Sally A. Shushan
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
July 31, 2016
Deceased
Conrad K. Cyr
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date:
July 28, 2016
Elevated
Robert N. Opel II
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
July 28, 2016
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary D. France
Appointed
Charles M. Walker
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
July 27, 2016
Deceased
David A. Katz
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
July 26, 2016
Deceased
Franklin Van Antwerpen
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
July 25, 2016
Deceased
Harold D. Vietor
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Date:
July 23, 2016
Deceased
Norma L. Shapiro
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
July 22, 2016
Retired
Nancy A. Vecchiarelli
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
July 22, 2016