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.
Retired
Gerrilyn G. Brill
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
January 17, 2016
Retired
Richard T. Haik
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
January 15, 2016
Appointed
Mary K. Dimke
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
January 14, 2016
Retired
James P. Hutton
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
January 13, 2016
Elevated
Luis Felipe Restrepo
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
January 13, 2016
Appointed
Robert A. Richardson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
January 12, 2016
Senior Status
Robert L. Miller, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
January 11, 2016
Retired
Lawrence J. Block
Position:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Date:
January 8, 2016
Senior Status
Michael H. Schneider
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
January 7, 2016
Retired
Margaret M. Morrow
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
January 6, 2016
Appointed
Erin J. Wilder-Doomes
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Date:
January 4, 2016
Appointed
Joseph G. Rosania, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
January 4, 2016
Appointed
Stephanie Dawkins Davis
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
January 4, 2016
Appointed
Patricia L. Cohen
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
January 4, 2016
Appointed
Joseph N. Callaway, II
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Date:
January 4, 2016
Retired
Michael J. Hluchaniuk
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
January 3, 2016
Retired
Sidney B. Brooks
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
January 3, 2016
Elevated
Russ Kendig
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
January 3, 2016
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Pat E. Morgenstern-Clarren
Retired
Thomas C. Mummert, III
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Date:
January 2, 2016
Retired
Stephen C. Riedlinger
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Date:
January 2, 2016