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Judicial Milestones

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