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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.

Retired

Benjamin Cohen

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
February 13, 2015
Appointed

G. Michael Harvey

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
February 13, 2015
Senior Status

Robert A. Junell

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
February 13, 2015
Appointed

Joseph F. Saporito, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Date:
February 12, 2015
Senior Status

William J. Martini

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
February 10, 2015
Appointed

Nina Y. Wang

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
February 9, 2015
Elevated

Alice R. Senechal

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Date:
February 9, 2015
Retired

Boyd N. Boland

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado
Date:
February 8, 2015
Appointed

Stephen B. Jackson, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Date:
February 2, 2015
Appointed

Raymond S. Baker

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
February 2, 2015
Retired

Ross A. Walters

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Date:
February 1, 2015
Retired

Margaret Dee McGarity

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
January 31, 2015
Retired

Robert H. Scott

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
January 31, 2015
Retired

Donald H. Steckroth

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
January 31, 2015
Retired

Karen Humphreys

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. Distict Court for the District of Kansas
Date:
January 31, 2015
Retired

James E. Graham

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
January 31, 2015
Deceased

Arthur L. Alarcon

Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
January 28, 2015
Deceased

Lynn V. Hooe, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
January 27, 2015
Deceased

Lynn V. Hooe, Jr.

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
January 27, 2015
Deceased

Randy Davis Doub

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Date:
January 24, 2015