The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (incase 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 attorneyisClifford D. Johnson.
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
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| Location | Robert A. Grant Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
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| Appeals to | Seventh Circuit |
| Established | April 21, 1928 |
| Judges | 5 |
| Chief Judge | Holly A. Brady |
| Officers of the court | |
| U.S. Attorney | Clifford D. Johnson |
| U.S. Marshal | Todd L. Nukes |
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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.
As of January 29, 2024[update]:
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 18 | Chief Judge | Holly A. Brady | Fort Wayne | 1969 | 2019–present | 2023–present | — | Trump |
| 14 | District Judge | Philip P. Simon | Hammond | 1962 | 2003–present | 2010–2017 | — | G.W. Bush |
| 19 | District Judge | Damon R. Leichty | South Bend | 1971 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
| 20 | District Judge | Cristal C. Brisco | South Bend | 1981 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
| 21 | District Judge | Gretchen S. Lund | Hammond | 1975 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
| 11 | Senior Judge | James Tyne Moody | Hammond | 1938 | 1982–2003 | — | 2003–present | Reagan |
| 15 | Senior Judge | Theresa Lazar Springmann | Hammond | 1956 | 2003–2021 | 2017–2020 | 2021–present | G.W. Bush |
| 16 | Senior Judge | Joseph S. Van Bokkelen | Hammond | 1943 | 2007–2017 | — | 2017–present | G.W. Bush |
| 17 | Senior Judge | Jon DeGuilio | Hammond | 1955 | 2010–2023 | 2020–2023 | 2023–present | Obama |
| # | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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| 1 | Thomas Whitten Slick | IN | 1869–1959 | 1928–1943[Note 1] | — | — | Coolidge/Operation of law | retirement |
| 2 | Luther Merritt Swygert | IN | 1905–1988 | 1943–1961 | 1954–1961 | — | F. Roosevelt | elevation to 7th Cir. |
| 3 | William Lynn Parkinson | IN | 1902–1959 | 1954–1957 | — | — | Eisenhower | elevation to 7th Cir. |
| 4 | Robert A. Grant | IN | 1905–1998 | 1957–1972 | 1961–1972 | 1972–1998 | Eisenhower | death |
| 5 | George N. Beamer | IN | 1904–1974 | 1962–1974 | 1972–1974 | — | Kennedy | death |
| 6 | Jesse E. Eschbach | IN | 1920–2005 | 1962–1981 | 1974–1981 | — | Kennedy | elevation to 7th Cir. |
| 7 | Allen Sharp | IN | 1932–2009 | 1973–2007 | 1981–1996 | 2007–2009 | Nixon | death |
| 8 | Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. | IN | 1924–1981 | 1976–1981 | — | — | Ford | death |
| 9 | William Charles Lee | IN | 1938–2024 | 1981–2003 | 1997–2003 | 2003–2024 | Reagan | death |
| 10 | Michael Stephen Kanne | IN | 1938–2022 | 1982–1987 | — | — | Reagan | elevation to 7th Cir. |
| 12 | Robert Lowell Miller Jr. | IN | 1950–present | 1985–2016 | 2003–2010 | 2016–2023 | Reagan | retirement |
| 13 | Rodolfo Lozano | IN | 1942–2018 | 1988–2007 | — | 2007–2018 | Reagan | death |
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.
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