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.
Appointed
Kimberly A. Jolson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
February 10, 2016
Retired
Christopher M. Klein
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
February 8, 2016
Deceased
William D. Stiehl
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ilinois
Date:
February 8, 2016
Elevated
Ricardo S. Martinez
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
February 7, 2016
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Marsha J. Pechman
Senior Status
Marsha J. Pechman
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
February 6, 2016
Deceased
Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
February 5, 2016
Senior Status
Rudolph T. Randa
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
February 5, 2016
Senior Status
Robert Clive Jones
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
February 1, 2016
Appointed
Matthew P. Brookman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
February 1, 2016
Appointed
John Michael Vazquez
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
February 1, 2016
Retired
William D. Quarles, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
February 1, 2016
Elevated
Michael W. Mosman
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
February 1, 2016
Succeeding U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken
Retired
William G. Hussmann, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
January 31, 2016
Retired
Harry Lee Hudspeth
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
January 31, 2016
Retired
William G. Hussman, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Date:
January 31, 2016
Elevated
Thomas Owen Rice
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
January 28, 2016
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson
Senior Status
Dean D. Pregerson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
January 28, 2016
Senior Status
Robert S. Lasnik
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
January 27, 2016
Deceased
Paul Mannes
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
January 20, 2016
Appointed
John K. Larkins
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
January 19, 2016