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.
Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
January 3, 2020
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
January 3, 2020
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Ann Whipple
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Russ Kendig
January 3, 2020
Position: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio
January 2, 2020
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
January 2, 2020
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
January 2, 2020
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
January 2, 2020
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S District Court for the Western District of Washington
January 1, 2020
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
January 1, 2020
U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre
January 1, 2020
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Pamela S. Hollis
January 1, 2020
U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Nell
January 1, 2020
U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris
January 1, 2020
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Alan C. Stout
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Succeeding U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas H. Fulton
January 1, 2020
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bernard Maurice Jones II
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
December 31, 2019
U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S District Court for the District of South Dakota
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Viken
December 31, 2019
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
December 31, 2019
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
December 31, 2019
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
December 31, 2019
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
December 31, 2019