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.
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
June 8, 2019
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
June 7, 2019
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
June 7, 2019
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
June 3, 2019
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
June 3, 2019
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
June 3, 2019
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
June 3, 2019
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Wendelin I. Lipp
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Nancy V. Alquist
June 1, 2019
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
May 31, 2019
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
May 31, 2019
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
May 31, 2019
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
May 31, 2019
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
May 30, 2019
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
May 26, 2019
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
May 23, 2019
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
May 20, 2019
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
May 20, 2019
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
May 19, 2019
U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares
May 17, 2019
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
May 17, 2019