Effective Friday, August 7, 2015, Local Criminal Rule 13-1 - Sentencing Procedure is amended. Please see the attached Order for the amendment details.
Order Amending Local Criminal Rule 13-1
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A display celebrating Judge John Daniel Tinder's career has been installed in the main hall of the first floor of the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Indianapolis. The display, which features a collection of awards, photographs, presidential commissions, and other ephemera, will be in place until August 15. Judge Tinder has served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2007. He served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana from 1987 until his elevation, and prior to that was United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana (1984-1987).
Judge Tinder has announced his retirement effective later this summer, and the display is a fun opportunity for the public and staff to reflect on Judge Tinder's lengthy career in public service.
Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann has announced his retirement effective January 31, 2016. Please see the attached press release for details.
Hussmann Retirement Press Release
The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full-time United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana at Evansville, effective upon Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann, Jr.'s, retirement on January 31, 2016. Attached below is the full public notice.
Public Notice for Appointment of a Full-Time United State Magistrate Judge
The Local Rules Advisory Committee for the Southern District of Indiana has recommended, and the District Court has authorized release for a period of public comment through June 22, 2015, the revision of certain Local Rules. For more information, please see the attached Notice.
To allow for easier public access to specific data, PACER users and attorney e-filers may now use RSS feeds for notification of docketed events in civil and MDL matters. For more information on this new feature, please click here.
Van T. Willis was sworn in as Part-Time Magistrate Judge for the New Albany division of the Southern District of Indiana in a private ceremony on Friday, May 15. Please see the attached press release for further details.
A formal swearing-in ceremony for United States Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey J. Graham has been set for Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Please see the attached press release for full details.
Graham investiture PR.pdf
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana announced on January 21, 2015 that it has selected New Albany attorney Van T. Willis to serve as a part-time Magistrate Judge. Full details are included in the press release below.