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.
Senior Status
Danny J. Boggs
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date:
February 28, 2017
Senior Status
Eric N. Vitaliano
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Date:
February 28, 2017
Senior Status
William T. Moore, Jr.
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Date:
February 28, 2017
Appointed
Brett H. Ludwig
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date:
February 27, 2017
Elevated
Kristi K. DuBose
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Date:
February 22, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge William H. Steele
Appointed
John D. Early
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Date:
February 22, 2017
Elevated
Leonard T. Strand
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Date:
February 12, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Linda R. Reade
Elevated
Ronald A. White
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Date:
February 10, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge James H. Payne
Appointed
David T. Schultz
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
February 7, 2017
Retired
Janie S. Mayeron
Position:
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Date:
February 6, 2017
Deceased
Earl H. Carroll
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Date:
February 3, 2017
Elevated
Theresa L. Springmann
Position:
Chief U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Date:
February 3, 2017
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Philip P. Simon
Senior Status
Sue L. Robinson
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Date:
February 3, 2017
Appointed
Benjamin P. Hursh
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Montana
Date:
February 1, 2017
Retired
Letitia Z. Paul
Position:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Court:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
Date:
February 1, 2017
Senior Status
Michael D. Fisher
Position:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date:
February 1, 2017
Retired
Gerald E. Rosen
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Date:
January 31, 2017
Senior Status
Robert Holmes Bell
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Date:
January 31, 2017
Retired
Stanwood R. Duval, Jr.
Position:
Senior U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Date:
January 31, 2017
Senior Status
William J. Zloch
Position:
U.S. District Judge
Court:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date:
January 31, 2017