Judge Patricia A. Gaughan, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, announced that Magistrate Judge David A. Ruiz and Bridget Meehan Brennan, Esq. were sworn in today to serve as United States District Judges in Cleveland. Judges Ruiz and Brennan were nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to serve life terms. The newly appointed judges replace District Judges Oliver and Polster, who assumed senior status in February 2021.