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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

Pierce Lively

Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
March 12, 2016
Retired

Charles R. Pyle

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
March 10, 2016
Resigned

John Gleeson

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
March 9, 2016
Appointed

Dena E. Palermo

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
March 9, 2016
Senior Status

Callie V.S. Granade

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Date:
March 7, 2016
Appointed

Youlee Yim You

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
March 1, 2016
Retired

George Ross Anderson, Jr.

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Date:
March 1, 2016
Retired

Janice M. Stewart

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
February 29, 2016
Appointed

Gregory J. Fouratt

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
February 29, 2016
Retired

Gregory A. White

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
February 29, 2016
Deceased

Brian Barnett Duff

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
February 25, 2016
Appointed

Jolie A. Russo

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
February 25, 2016
Deceased

Karen Marty

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
Date:
February 24, 2016
Retired

Thomas M. Coffin

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
February 24, 2016
Appointed

Wilhelmina Marie Wright

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
February 18, 2016
Appointed

Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Date:
February 17, 2016
Appointed

Charles J. Williams

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Date:
February 16, 2016
Retired

Carla M. Woehrle

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
February 12, 2016
Appointed

Leonard T. Strand

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Date:
February 12, 2016
Senior Status

Mary Lou Robinson

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
Date:
February 11, 2016