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
Norbert J. Garney
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
November 30, 2015
Elevated
Joe L. Heaton
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
November 25, 2015
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange
Appointed
LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
November 23, 2015
Deceased
Richard Owen
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
November 20, 2015
Appointed
David B. Fannin
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
November 10, 2015
Retired
B. Dwight Goains
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
November 9, 2015
Elevated
Michael J. Seabright
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date:
November 6, 2015
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway
Senior Status
Susan Oki Mollway
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Date:
November 6, 2015
Deceased
Truman M. Hobbs
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Date:
November 4, 2015
Elevated
Dale A. Drozd
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
November 2, 2015
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Anthony Wayne Ishii
Appointed
Lawrence Joseph Vilardo
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
October 30, 2015
Senior Status
Margaret M. Morrow
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
October 29, 2015
Retired
Joyce Bihary
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
October 24, 2015
Appointed
Ann Marie Donnelly
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
October 23, 2015
Appointed
Deborah Lee Thorne
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
October 22, 2015
Appointed
Gray M. Borden
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Date:
October 19, 2015
Retired
Margaret H. Murphy
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
October 18, 2015
Deceased
Richard J. Cardamone
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
October 16, 2015
Deceased
Joseph E. Irenas
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
October 16, 2015
Appointed
Erica P. Grosjean
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
October 12, 2015