United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
(N.D. Ind.)
Location Robert A. Grant Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
(South Bend)
More locations
Appeals to Seventh Circuit
EstablishedApril 21, 1928
Judges5
Chief Judge Holly A. Brady
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson
U.S. Marshal Todd L. Nukes
www.innd.uscourts.gov
The E. Ross Adair Federal Building, seat of the Fort Wayne division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana E Ross Adair Bldg 2005.jpg
The E. Ross Adair Federal Building, seat of the Fort Wayne division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (in case citations, N.D. Ind.) was created in 1928 by an act of Congress that split Indiana into two separate districts, northern and southern. As part of the act, the Northern District was divided into three divisions, South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Hammond (which has a sub-office in Lafayette). Appeals from this court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The court has eight judges and four magistrate judges. As of October 2021, the United States attorney is Clifford D. Johnson.

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History

The United States District Court for the District of Indiana was established on March 3, 1817, by 3  Stat.   390. [1] [2] The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on April 21, 1928, by 45  Stat.   437. [2] Of all district courts to be subdivided, Indiana existed for the longest time as a single court, 111 years.

Divisions of the Northern District

Current judges

As of January 29,2024:

#TitleJudgeDuty stationBornTerm of serviceAppointed by
Active Chief Senior
18Chief Judge Holly A. Brady Fort Wayne 19692019–present2023–present— Trump
14District Judge Philip P. Simon Hammond 19622003–present2010–2017— G.W. Bush
19District Judge Damon R. Leichty South Bend 19712019–present—— Trump
20District Judge Cristal C. Brisco South Bend 19812024–present—— Biden
21District Judge Gretchen S. Lund Hammond 19752024–present—— Biden
11Senior Judge James Tyne Moody Hammond 19381982–2003—2003–present Reagan
12Senior Judge Robert Lowell Miller Jr. inactive19501985–20162003–20102016–present Reagan
15Senior Judge Theresa Lazar Springmann Hammond 19562003–20212017–20202021–present G.W. Bush
16Senior Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen Hammond 19432007–2017—2017–present G.W. Bush
17Senior Judge Jon DeGuilio Hammond 19552010–20232020–20232023–present Obama

Former judges

#JudgeStateBorn–diedActive service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed byReason for
termination
1 Thomas Whitten Slick IN 1869–19591928–1943 [Note 1] —— Coolidge/Operation of law retirement
2 Luther Merritt Swygert IN 1905–19881943–19611954–1961— F. Roosevelt elevation to 7th Cir.
3 William Lynn Parkinson IN 1902–19591954–1957—— Eisenhower elevation to 7th Cir.
4 Robert A. Grant IN 1905–19981957–19721961–19721972–1998 Eisenhower death
5 George N. Beamer IN 1904–19741962–19741972–1974— Kennedy death
6 Jesse E. Eschbach IN 1920–20051962–19811974–1981— Kennedy elevation to 7th Cir.
7 Allen Sharp IN 1932–20091973–20071981–19962007–2009 Nixon death
8 Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. IN 1924–19811976–1981—— Ford death
9 William Charles Lee IN 1938–20241981–20031997–20032003–2024 Reagan death
10 Michael Stephen Kanne IN 1938–20221982–1987—— Reagan elevation to 7th Cir.
13 Rodolfo Lozano IN 1942–20181988–2007—2007–2018 Reagan death
  1. ↑ Reassigned from the District of Indiana.

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.

A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

List of U.S. attorneys since 1928

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References

  1. ↑ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 392.
  2. 1 2 U.S. District Courts of Indiana, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center .
  3. ↑ "The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Indiana".

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