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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.

Retired

Patricia Sullivan

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
September 28, 2021
Retired

Mark Falk

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S District Court for the District of New Jersey
Date:
September 27, 2021
Appointed

Mitchel Neurock

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
September 23, 2021
Appointed

Andrew D. Hallman

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Part-Time)
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Date:
September 15, 2021
Appointed

Angel Kelley

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date:
September 15, 2021
Appointed

Christine Stetson

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Date:
September 13, 2021
Appointed

Mina Nami Khorrami

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Date:
September 10, 2021
Deceased

Marianne O. Battani

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
September 9, 2021
Deceased

Fred Van Sickle

Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Date:
September 2, 2021
Retired

Deborah M. Smith

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for District of Alaska
Date:
September 1, 2021
Appointed

Tiffany P. Cunningham

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Date:
September 1, 2021
Retired

Tom R. Cornish

Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Date:
September 1, 2021
Senior Status

Barbara Milano Keenan

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Date:
August 31, 2021
Senior Status

James P. Jones

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Date:
August 30, 2021
Appointed

Jonathan J.C. Grey

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
August 24, 2021
Appointed

Nicholas A. Danella

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Date:
August 19, 2021
Senior Status

B. Lynn Winmill

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
Date:
August 16, 2021
Appointed

Eunice C. Lee

Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date:
August 16, 2021
Appointed

Dustin M. Howell

Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Date:
August 13, 2021
Senior Status

David M. Lawson

Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
August 6, 2021