United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
(N.D. Ind.)
Appeals to Seventh Circuit
Established April 21, 1928
Judges assigned 5
Chief judge Philip P. Simon
Official site
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.

The current United States Attorney is David A. Capp.[1]

History

The United States District Court for the District of Indiana was established on March 3, 1817, by 3 Stat. 390.[2][3] The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on April 21, 1928, by 45 Stat. 437.[3] 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

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
14 Chief Judge Philip P. Simon Hammond 1962 2003–present 2010–present — G.W. Bush
15 District Judge Theresa Lazar Springmann Fort Wayne 1956 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
16 District Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen Hammond 1943 2007–present — — G.W. Bush
17 District Judge Jon DeGuilio South Bend 1955 2010–present — — Obama
18 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
9 Senior Judge William Charles Lee Fort Wayne 1938 1981–2003 1997–2003 2003–present Reagan
11 Senior Judge James Tyne Moody Hammond 1938 1982–2003 — 2003–present Reagan
12 Senior Judge Robert Lowell Miller Jr. South Bend 1950 1985–2016 2003–2010 2016–present Reagan
13 Senior Judge Rodolfo Lozano Hammond 1942 1988–2007 — 2007–present Reagan

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
5 Robert Lowell Miller Jr. Senior Status January 11, 2015 – –

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Age at appointment Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Slick, Thomas WhittenThomas Whitten Slick IN 1869–1959 1928[4]–1943 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Coolidge, Coolidge retirement
2 Swygert, Luther MerrittLuther Merritt Swygert IN 1905–1988 1943–1961 1954–1961 {{{age at appointment}}} — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt reappointed to 7th Cir.
3 Parkinson, William LynnWilliam Lynn Parkinson IN 1902–1959 1954–1957 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Eisenhower, Eisenhower reappointed to 7th Cir.
4 Grant, Robert A.Robert A. Grant IN 1905–1998 1957–1972 1961–1972 {{{age at appointment}}} 1972–1998 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
5 Beamer, George N.George N. Beamer IN 1904–1974 1962–1974 1972–1974 {{{age at appointment}}} — Kennedy, Kennedy death
6 Eschbach, Jesse E.Jesse E. Eschbach IN 1920–2005 1962–1981 1974–1981 {{{age at appointment}}} — Kennedy, Kennedy reappointed to 7th Cir.
7 Sharp, AllenAllen Sharp IN 1932–2009 1973–2007 1981–1996 {{{age at appointment}}} 2007–2009 Nixon, Nixon death
8 McNagny Jr., Phil McClellanPhil McClellan McNagny Jr. IN 1924–1981 1976–1981 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Ford, Ford death
10 Kanne, Michael StephenMichael Stephen Kanne IN 1938–present 1982–1987 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Reagan, Reagan reappointed to 7th Cir.

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat reassigned from District of Indiana on April 21, 1928 by 45 Stat. 437
Slick 1928–1943
Swygert 1943–1961
Eschbach 1962–1981
Moody 1982–2003
Springmann 2003–present
Seat 2
Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8
Parkinson 1954–1957
Grant 1957–1972
Sharp 1973–2007
DeGuilio 2010–present
Seat 3
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Beamer 1962–1974
McNagny, Jr. 1976–1981
Kanne 1982–1987
Lozano 1988–2007
Van Bokkelen 2007–present
Seat 4
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Lee 1981–2003
Simon 2003–present

Seat 5
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Miller, Jr. 1985–2016
vacant 2016–present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Office of the United States Attorneys". Executive Office for United States Attorneys. United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 392.
  3. 1 2 U.S. District Courts of Indiana, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
  4. ↑ Initially appointed to the District of Indiana in 1925 by Calvin Coolidge; reassigned to the Northern District of Indiana in 1928.

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