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.
Senior Status
Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
March 8, 2015
Elevated
Frank Paul Geraci, Jr.
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Date:
March 8, 2015
Succeeding U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny
Appointed
Daneta L. Wollmann
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Date:
March 6, 2015
Appointed
Anne Y. Shields
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
March 6, 2015
Retired
Faith S. Hochberg
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
March 6, 2015
Appointed
Clinton R. Jessup, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
March 2, 2015
Senior Status
James E. Gritzner
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Date:
March 1, 2015
Retired
Peter J. McNiff
Position:
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Wyoming
Date:
March 1, 2015
Appointed
Michael S. Nachmanoff
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
March 1, 2015
Elevated
U.S. District Judge John A. Jarvey
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Date:
March 1, 2015
Senior Status
Jane A. Restani
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of International Trade
Date:
March 1, 2015
Retired
Thomas Rawles Jones, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Date:
February 28, 2015
Appointed
Jon T. Huseby
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
February 25, 2015
Senior Status
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John Daniel Tinder
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date:
February 18, 2015
Appointed
James L. Garrity, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
February 17, 2015
Deceased
Richard A. Enslen
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
February 17, 2015
Elevated
Peter G. Cary
Position:
Chief Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine
Date:
February 16, 2015
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Louis H. Kornreich
Appointed
Jennifer H. Henderson
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
February 16, 2015
Retired
Joel A. Pisano
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
February 16, 2015
Appointed
Elizabeth K. Dillon
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Date:
February 16, 2015