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
Gail J. Standish
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
April 13, 2015
Retired
Stephen J. Hillman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
April 10, 2015
Retired
Niles L. Jackson
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date:
April 10, 2015
Appointed
Sarah A.L. Merriam
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
April 3, 2015
Appointed
Leda D. Wettre
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
April 2, 2015
Retired
Holly B. Fitzsimmons
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
April 2, 2015
Retired
Louis H. Kornreich
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine
Date:
April 2, 2015
Elevated
David W. Christel
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
April 1, 2015
Deceased
David B. Kenyon
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
March 31, 2015
Retired
William E. Callahan, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
March 31, 2015
Retired
John C. Cook
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
March 31, 2015
Retired
Albert S. Dabrowski
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
March 31, 2015
Retired
H. David Young
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Date:
March 31, 2015
Appointed
Martin R. Barash
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
March 26, 2015
Appointed
Thomas B. McNamara
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
March 23, 2015
Retired
Alexander Bruce Campbell
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
March 21, 2015
Deceased
John V. Singleton, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
March 20, 2015
Elevated
Gina Marie Groh
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Date:
March 19, 2015
Retired
Joseph H. Young
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
March 14, 2015
Senior Status
Richard A. Schell
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
March 10, 2015