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
Robert N. Block
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
Date:
July 27, 2015
Deceased
Dwight C.H. Kautzmann
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Date:
July 23, 2015
Appointed
Alexander F. MacKinnon
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
July 20, 2015
Elevated
Robert James Jonker
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
July 18, 2015
Retired
Victor B. Kenton
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
July 17, 2015
Appointed
Kara F. Stoll
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Date:
July 17, 2015
Retired
W. Richard Lee
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
July 15, 2015
Senior Status
Robin J. Cauthron
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
July 14, 2015
Deceased
George G. Fagg
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date:
July 14, 2015
Deceased
Lawrence K. Karlton
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Date:
July 11, 2015
Appointed
Paul M. Baisier
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
July 7, 2015
Deceased
Gordon Thompson, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Date:
July 5, 2015
Senior Status
Edward J. Lodge
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
Date:
July 3, 2015
Appointed
Gwynne E. Birzer
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
July 1, 2015
Appointed
Mac R. McCoy
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
July 1, 2015
Appointed
Catherine M. Salinas
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
July 1, 2015
Appointed
Christopher M. Alston
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
July 1, 2015
Senior Status
Samuel H. Mays, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Date:
July 1, 2015
Elevated
James Jack Robinson
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
July 1, 2015
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas B. Bennett
Senior Status
Marjorie O. Rendell
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
July 1, 2015