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