History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

21 judges have served since Apr 21, 1928. Now: Gretchen Suzanne Lund DCristal C. Brisco DDamon Ray Leichty RHolly Ann Brady RPhilip P. Simon R.

Judges
21
14 R · 6 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
34 years
Allen Sharp
Current
2.7 years
Gretchen Suzanne Lund, since Jan 29, 2024
history/court/district-court-for-the-northern-district-of-indianaEvery holder, newest first
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1930194019501960197019801990200020102020Thomas Whitten Slick · 1928-04-21 – 1943-09-16 · None (reassignment)Luther Merritt Swygert · 1943-10-16 – 1961-10-11 · DemocratGeorge N. Beamer · 1962-04-12 – 1974-10-21 · DemocratPhil McClellan McNagny, Jr. · 1976-05-07 – 1981-03-28 · RepublicanWilliam Charles Lee · 1981-07-28 – 2003-02-03 · RepublicanPhilip P. Simon · 2003-03-27 – present · RepublicanWilliam Lynn Parkinson · 1954-08-06 – 1957-09-10 · RepublicanJesse Ernest Eschbach · 1962-04-13 – 1981-12-11 · DemocratMichael Stephen Kanne · 1982-02-09 – 1987-05-21 · RepublicanRodolfo Lozano · 1988-02-26 – 2007-07-10 · RepublicanJoseph S. Van Bokkelen · 2007-07-18 – 2017-09-29 · RepublicanHolly Ann Brady · 2019-04-16 – present · RepublicanRobert Allen Grant · 1957-08-26 – 1972-12-01 · RepublicanAllen Sharp · 1973-10-11 – 2007-11-01 · RepublicanJon Ernest DeGuilio · 2010-05-13 – 2023-07-17 · DemocratCristal C. Brisco · 2024-01-26 – present · DemocratJames Tyne Moody · 1982-02-09 – 2003-06-17 · RepublicanTheresa Lazar Springmann · 2003-06-24 – 2020-01-23 · RepublicanGretchen Suzanne Lund · 2024-01-29 – present · DemocratRobert Lowell Miller, Jr. · 1985-12-17 – 2016-01-11 · RepublicanDamon Ray Leichty · 2019-07-26 – present · Republican
Gretchen Suzanne Lund D
Jan 29, 2024 – present · 2.7 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 87–6
Cristal C. Brisco D
Jan 26, 2024 – present · 2.7 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 67–32
Damon Ray Leichty R
Jul 26, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 85–10
Holly Ann Brady R
Apr 16, 2019 – present · 7.5 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 56–42
Jon Ernest DeGuilio D
May 13, 2010 – Jul 17, 2023 · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jul 17, 2023
Joseph S. Van Bokkelen R
Jul 18, 2007 – Sep 29, 2017 · 10 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Sep 29, 2017
Theresa Lazar Springmann R
Jun 24, 2003 – Jan 23, 2020 · 17 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 23, 2020 · confirmed 93–0
Philip P. Simon R
Mar 27, 2003 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Rodolfo Lozano R
Feb 26, 1988 – Jul 10, 2007 · 19 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 10, 2007
Robert Lowell Miller, Jr. R
Dec 17, 1985 – Jan 11, 2016 · 30 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 11, 2016
Michael Stephen Kanne R
Feb 9, 1982 – May 21, 1987 · 5.3 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
James Tyne Moody R
Feb 9, 1982 – Jun 17, 2003 · 21 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jun 17, 2003
William Charles Lee R
Jul 28, 1981 – Feb 3, 2003 · 22 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Feb 3, 2003
Phil McClellan McNagny, Jr. R
May 7, 1976 – Mar 28, 1981 · 4.9 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
Allen Sharp R
Oct 11, 1973 – Nov 1, 2007 · 34 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Nov 1, 2007
Jesse Ernest Eschbach D
Apr 13, 1962 – Dec 11, 1981 · 20 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
George N. Beamer D
Apr 12, 1962 – Oct 21, 1974 · 13 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Robert Allen Grant R
Aug 26, 1957 – Dec 1, 1972 · 15 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Dec 1, 1972
William Lynn Parkinson R
Aug 6, 1954 – Sep 10, 1957 · 3.1 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Luther Merritt Swygert D
Oct 16, 1943 – Oct 11, 1961 · 18 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Whitten Slick N(
Apr 21, 1928 – Sep 16, 1943 · 15 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.