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
María de los A. González Hernández
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Date:
February 11, 2022
Appointed
Maame E. Frimpong
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
February 10, 2022
Appointed
Bridget M. Brennan
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
February 10, 2022
Appointed
Brendan A. Hurson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
February 7, 2022
Appointed
Caroline H. Gentry
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
February 7, 2022
Deceased
Avern Cohn
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
February 4, 2022
Retired
Colleen A. Brown
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont
Date:
February 2, 2022
Retired
Karen S. Jennemann
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
February 2, 2022
Appointed
Ronald A. Clifford III
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
February 1, 2022
Retired
Kathleen M. Tafoya
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
January 31, 2022
Appointed
Jill E. McCook
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
January 31, 2022
Retired
Bruce H. Guyton
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
January 30, 2022
Appointed
Jennifer E. Willis
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
January 28, 2022
Deceased
Martin L.C. Feldman
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
January 26, 2022
Appointed
Holly A. Thomas
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
January 25, 2022
Appointed
Gabriel Sanchez
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
January 24, 2022
Appointed
Craig S. Denney
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
January 24, 2022
Senior Status
William A. Fletcher
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
January 24, 2022
Senior Status
Marsha S. Berzon
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date:
January 23, 2022
Senior Status
Elizabeth E. Foote
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Date:
January 21, 2022