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
David H. Urias
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
January 21, 2022
Appointed
Magdalena R. Bordeaux
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Date:
January 18, 2022
Deceased
Gilbert S. Merritt
Position:
Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
January 17, 2022
Retired
Mark L. Carman
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
Date:
January 15, 2022
Appointed
Melissa Damian
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
January 10, 2022
Retired
Steven P. Shreder
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Date:
January 7, 2022
Retired
John J. O'Sullivan
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
January 7, 2022
Appointed
Pam McAfee
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Date:
January 7, 2022
Appointed
Kesha Tanabe
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
January 7, 2022
Retired
Stephani W. Humrickhouse
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Date:
January 5, 2022
Retired
William G. Cobb
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of Nevada
Date:
January 4, 2022
Deceased
Wm. Terrell Hodges
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Date:
January 4, 2022
Retired
Kevin N. Fox
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Date:
January 3, 2022
Retired
Thomas M. Di Girolamo
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Date:
January 2, 2022
Senior Status
Vanessa D. Gilmore
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
January 2, 2022
Senior Status
William F. Kuntz II
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
January 1, 2022
Senior Status
Francisco Augusto Besosa
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Date:
January 1, 2022
Deceased
Maurice B. Cohill, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Date:
January 1, 2022
Senior Status
Cynthia M. Rufe
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Date:
December 31, 2021
Senior Status
Henry F. Floyd
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Date:
December 31, 2021