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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.

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