United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
(S.D. Ind.)
Location Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
More locations
Appeals to Seventh Circuit
Established April 21, 1928
Judges 5
Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney Joshua Minkler
U.S. Marshal Joseph D. McClain
www.insd.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (in case citations, S.D. Ind.) is a federal district court in Indiana. It was created in 1928 by an act of Congress that split Indiana into two separate districts, northern and southern. The Southern District is divided into four divisions, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Evansville, and New Albany. Appeals from the Southern District of Indiana 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 five judges, four full-time United States magistrate judges and two part-time magistrate judges.

The courtrooms are located in the Birch Bayh Federal Building in Indianapolis.

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 Southern District

Indianapolis: Bartholomew County, Boone County, Brown County, Clinton County, Decatur County, Delaware County, Fayette County, Fountain County, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hendricks County, Henry County, Howard County, Johnson County, Madison County, Marion County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Randolph County, Rush County, Shelby County, Tipton County, Union County and Wayne County.

Terre Haute: Clay County, Greene County, Knox County, Owen County, Parke County, Putnam County, Sullivan County, Vermillion County and Vigo County.

Evansville: Daviess County, Dubois County, Gibson County, Martin County, Perry County, Pike County, Posey County, Spencer County, Vanderburgh County and Warrick County.

New Albany: Clark County, Crawford County, Dearborn County, Floyd County, Harrison County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Jennings County, Lawrence County, Ohio County, Orange County, Ripley County, Scott County, Switzerland County and Washington County.

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
13 Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson Indianapolis 1958 2010–present 2016–present — Obama
11 District Judge Richard L. Young Evansville 1953 1998–present 2009–2016 — Clinton
14 District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt Indianapolis 1959 2010–present — — Obama
15 District Judge James R. Sweeney II Indianapolis 1961 2018–present — — Trump
16 District Judge James Patrick Hanlon Indianapolis 1970 beg. 2018 — — Trump
7 Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker Indianapolis 1943 1984–2014 1994–2000 2014–present Reagan
12 Senior Judge William T. Lawrence Indianapolis 1947 2008–2018 — 2018–present G.W. Bush

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Robert C. Baltzell IN 1879–1950 1928[3]–1950 — 1950 Coolidge death
2 William Elwood Steckler IN 1913–1995 1950–1986 1954–1982 1986–1995 Truman death
3 Cale James Holder IN 1912–1983 1954–1983 — — Eisenhower death
4 Samuel Hugh Dillin IN 1914–2006 1961–1993 1982–1984 1993–2006 Kennedy death
5 James Ellsworth Noland IN 1920–1992 1966–1986 1984–1986 1986–1992 L. Johnson death
6 Gene Edward Brooks IN 1931–2004 1979–1996 1987–1994 — Carter retirement
8 Larry J. McKinney IN 1944–2017 1987–2009 2001–2007 2009–2017 Reagan death
9 John Daniel Tinder IN 1950–present 1987–2007 — — Reagan appointment to 7th Cir.
10 David F. Hamilton IN 1957–present 1994–2009 2008–2009 — Clinton appointment to 7th Cir.

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 1929

  • George Jeffrey 1929–1933[4]
  • Val Nolan 1933–1940
  • B. Howard Caughran 1940–1950
  • Matthew E. Welsh 1950–1952
  • Marshall Hanley 1952–1953
  • Jack Brown 1953–1956
  • Don Tabbert 1957–1961
  • Richard P. Stein 1961–1967
  • K. Edwin Applegate 1967–1969
  • Stanley B. Miller 1970–1974
  • John E. Hirschman 1974–1975
  • James B. Young 1975–1977
  • Virginia Dill McCarty 1977–1981
  • Sarah Evans Barker 1981–1984
  • Richard L. Darst 1984
  • John Daniel Tinder 1984–1987
  • Bradley L. Williams 1987
  • Deborah J. Daniels 1988–1993
  • John J. Thar 1993
  • Judith A. Stewart 1993–2000[5][6]
  • Timothy M. Morrison 2000–2001[7]
  • Susan Brooks 2001–2007
  • Timothy M. Morrison 2007–2010
  • Joe Hogsett 2010–2014
  • Joshua Minkler 2015–present

See also

Notes

  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. ↑ Initially appointed to the District of Indiana in 1925 by Calvin Coolidge; reassigned to the Southern District of Indiana in 1928.
  4. ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usatty.html
  5. ↑ https://indystar.newspapers.com/image/107344111/?terms=Judith%2BStewart%2BAttorney
  6. ↑ https://indystar.newspapers.com/image/107411141/?terms=Judith%2BStewart%2BAttorney%2BMorrison
  7. ↑ https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/26029-respected-leaders-in-us-attorneys-office-for-southern-district-retire

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