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
Paul S. Grewal
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
June 3, 2016
Senior Status
Kim R. Gibson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
June 3, 2016
Deceased
Boyce Martin, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
June 1, 2016
Appointed
William J. Fisher
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
June 1, 2016
Retired
Jose Antonio Fuste
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Date:
June 1, 2016
Retired
Gregory F. Kishel
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
May 31, 2016
Senior Status
Ann D. Montgomery
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
May 31, 2016
Senior Status
Robert G. James
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
May 31, 2016
Appointed
Paula Xinis
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
May 19, 2016
Senior Status
Rosemary M. Collyer
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
May 18, 2016
Deceased
Edmund V. Ludwig
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
May 17, 2016
Appointed
Paula L. McCandlis
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
May 2, 2016
Elevated
Barbara M.G. Lynn
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
May 2, 2016
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis
Retired
Gregory L. Frost
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
May 2, 2016
Retired
Jorge A. Solis
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
May 1, 2016
Elevated
Lawrence J. O'Neill
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
May 1, 2016
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr.
Retired
Elizabeth A. Jenkins
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
April 30, 2016
Retired
Shira Ann Scheindlin
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
April 29, 2016
Appointed
Katherine Marie Menendez
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
April 28, 2016
Retired
Jeffrey J. Keyes
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
April 27, 2016