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.
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. 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. 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. 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 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
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
January 1, 2020
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 Eastern District of Wisconsin
December 31, 2019
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
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
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
U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez
Position: Chief U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Succeeding U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman
December 24, 2019
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
December 23, 2019
Position: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
December 20, 2019
Position: U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
U.S. Court of International Trade
December 20, 2019
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
December 20, 2019
Position: Senior U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
December 19, 2019
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank James Santoro
Position: Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
December 13, 2019
Position: U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
December 13, 2019