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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.

Deceased

Horace T. Ward

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
April 23, 2016
Deceased

Solomon Blatt, Jr.

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
April 20, 2016
Appointed

Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
April 15, 2016
Senior Status

Robert E. Blackburn

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
April 12, 2016
Appointed

Steve Kim

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
April 11, 2016
Appointed

Mary Kay Vyskocil

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
April 7, 2016
Appointed

Lynnette C. Kimmins

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
April 5, 2016
Deceased

H. Ted Milburn

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

Kenneth J. Mansfield

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date:
April 1, 2016
Appointed

Roberta A. Colton

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
April 1, 2016
Retired

Barry M. Kurren

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date:
March 31, 2016
Retired

Arthur Nakazato

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
March 31, 2016
Retired

Arthur S. Weissbrodt

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
March 31, 2016
Appointed

A. David Copperthite

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
March 28, 2016
Appointed

Thomas M. Parker

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
March 25, 2016
Appointed

Lisa Anne Ritchey Craig

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
March 24, 2016
Senior Status

Jillyn K. Schulze

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
March 24, 2016
Deceased

Ian H. Levin

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
March 23, 2016
Appointed

Steven L. Tiscione

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
March 21, 2016
Senior Status

Richard W. Roberts

Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
March 16, 2016