United States federal district court in Indiana
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 .
History [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Fort Wayne: Adams County , Allen County , Blackford County , DeKalb County , Grant County , Huntington County , Jay County , LaGrange County , Noble County , Steuben County , Wells County , and Whitley County .
Hammond: Lake County and Porter County .
Lafayette: Benton County , Carroll County , Jasper County , Newton County , Tippecanoe County , Warren County and White County .
South Bend: Cass County , Elkhart County , Fulton County , Kosciusko County , LaPorte County , Marshall County , Miami County , Pulaski County , St. Joseph County , Starke County and Wabash County .
Current judges [ edit ]
As of January 29, 2024[update] :
Former judges [ edit ]
Chief judges [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
Leichty
2019–present
List of U.S. attorneys since 1928 [ edit ]
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