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
Margaret I. Strickland
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Date:
October 25, 2021
Appointed
Christine P. O'Hearn
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
October 25, 2021
Deceased
Anthony R. Mautone
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
October 23, 2021
Retired
Sharon L. Ovington
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
October 22, 2021
Elevated
Gustavo A. Gelpi, Jr.
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date:
October 20, 2021
Appointed
Kyle F. Reardon
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
Date:
October 20, 2021
Deceased
A. Kathleen Tomlinson
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
October 17, 2021
Appointed
David G. Estudillo
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Date:
October 15, 2021
Elevated
Sarah A.L. Merriam
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Date:
October 12, 2021
Senior Status
Matthew F. Kennelly
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Date:
October 7, 2021
Appointed
Florence Y. Pan
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date:
October 4, 2021
Appointed
Teresa H. Pearson
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
October 4, 2021
Appointed
Amanda M. Knapp
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
October 1, 2021
Senior Status
Rosanna Malouf Peterson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
October 1, 2021
Senior Status
Jeffrey L. Viken
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of South Dakota
Date:
October 1, 2021
Appointed
Veronica S. Rossman
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date:
September 30, 2021
Senior Status
Richard Brooke Jackson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Date:
September 30, 2021
Retired
Beverly B. Martin
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date:
September 30, 2021
Retired
Harry S. Mattice, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Date:
September 30, 2021
Retired
Kathleen B. Burke
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Date:
September 30, 2021