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.
U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle
May 31, 2017
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
May 30, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
May 16, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
May 12, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
May 9, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
May 6, 2017
U.S. District Judge James Randal Hall
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood
May 5, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
May 3, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
May 2, 2017
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
May 1, 2017
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
May 1, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
May 1, 2017
U.S. District Judge Julie A. Robinson
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Succeeding U.S. District Judge John Thomas Marten
May 1, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
May 1, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
April 28, 2017
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Wendy L. Hagenau
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Coleman Ray Mullins
April 27, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
April 17, 2017
U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Kevin H. Sharp
April 16, 2017
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
April 16, 2017
Position: Senior U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
April 15, 2017