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.
Elevated
John R. Tunheim
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
July 1, 2015
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Michael James Davis
Retired
Hugh B. Scott
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
July 1, 2015
Retired
Thomas P. Smith
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
June 30, 2015
Retired
E. Clayton Scofield, III
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Date:
June 30, 2015
Appointed
Jerrold N. Poslusny, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
June 30, 2015
Resigned
Karen A. Overstreet
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
June 30, 2015
Retired
Thomas B. Bennett
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
June 30, 2015
Retired
Douglas N. Frazier
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
June 30, 2015
Appointed
David E. Jones
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
June 29, 2015
Senior Status
Ivan L. Lemelle
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
June 29, 2015
Deceased
Tom Stagg
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
June 23, 2015
Appointed
Christine A. Nowak
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
June 19, 2015
Elevated
Jeffrey R. Howard
Position:
Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date:
June 16, 2015
Succeeding U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sandra L. Lynch
Retired
Novalyn L. Winfield
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
June 15, 2015
Senior Status
Stanley R. Chesler
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
June 15, 2015
Appointed
Julie S. Sneed
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
June 15, 2015
Appointed
Nicholas W. Whittenburg
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
June 8, 2015
Appointed
John K. Sherwood
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
June 8, 2015
Senior Status
Mark W. Bennett
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Date:
June 4, 2015
Senior Status
John E. Steele
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
June 3, 2015