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
Karen L. Stevenson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
August 10, 2015
Retired
Margaret A. Nagle
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
August 7, 2015
Appointed
Jose Rolando Olvera, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
August 5, 2015
Senior Status
Paul A. Crotty
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
August 1, 2015
Senior Status
Michael James Davis
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
August 1, 2015
Resigned
Mark E. Fuller
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Date:
August 1, 2015
Senior Status
Anne C. Conway
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
August 1, 2015
Appointed
Barbara D. Holmes
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
August 1, 2015
Appointed
Raymond S. Kent
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
August 1, 2015
Retired
Hugh Warren Brenneman, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
July 31, 2015
Appointed
Patricia S. Harris
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Date:
July 31, 2015
Appointed
Eduardo V. Rodriguez
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
July 31, 2015
Appointed
Bernard Maurice Jones, II
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
July 31, 2015
Retired
Juliet E. Griffin
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Date:
July 31, 2015
Appointed
Kim Sallie
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date:
July 30, 2015
Retired
Henley A. Hunter
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
July 30, 2015
Retired
Richard S. Schmidt
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
July 30, 2015
Appointed
Christopher H. Steger
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
July 30, 2015
Retired
William B. Carter
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
July 29, 2015
Appointed
Karen E. Scott
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
July 28, 2015