Jon DeGuilio explained

Jon DeGuilio
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Term Start:July 17, 2023
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Term Start1:June 1, 2020
Term End1:July 17, 2023
Predecessor1:Theresa Lazar Springmann
Successor1:Holly A. Brady
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Term Start2:May 13, 2010
Term End2:July 17, 2023
Appointer2:Barack Obama
Predecessor2:Allen Sharp
Successor2:Gretchen S. Lund
Office3:United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana
Term Start3:1993
Term End3:1999
Appointer3:Bill Clinton
Predecessor3:John Hoehner
Successor3:Joseph S. Van Bokkelen
Birth Place:Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Education:Purdue University

Valparaiso University (JD)

Jon Ernest DeGuilio (born 1955) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Early life and education

Born in Hammond, Indiana, DeGuilio earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1977 after first beginning his college career at Purdue University.[1] He then earned a Juris Doctor from the Valparaiso University School of Law in 1981.[1]

Career

From 1981 until 1989, DeGuilio served as an associate for a Schererville, Indiana law firm, during which time he also served part-time as a deputy prosecutor and public defender for Lake County, Indiana and as a City Councilman (1984–1987) in Hammond.[1] From 1989 until 1993, DeGuilio served as a prosecuting attorney for Lake County and then from 1993 until 1999 he was the United States attorney for the Northern District of Indiana.[1] In 1999, he served briefly as a partner in the South Bend, Indiana office of the Barnes & Thornburg law firm before taking a job with Peoples Bank SB/NorthWest Indiana Bancorp in 1999. From 1999 until 2001, he served as a senior vice president and trust officer, and from 2001 was the bank's general counsel and corporate secretary until becoming a federal judge.[1]

Federal judicial service

In January 2009, DeGuilio informed Indiana Senator Evan Bayh of his interest in a vacant federal district judgeship. On January 20, 2010, President Obama nominated DeGuilio to the position, which was vacated by Judge Allen Sharp, who took senior status in November 2007 and died in 2009.[1] [2] On March 4, 2010, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted to send DeGuilio's nomination to the full Senate.[3] On May 11, 2010, the full Senate confirmed DeGuilio in a voice vote. He received his judicial commission on May 13, 2010. He became chief judge on June 1, 2020.[4] He assumed senior status on July 17, 2023.

Notes and References

  1. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-nominates-five-serve-united-states-district-court-bench President Obama Nominates Five to Serve on the United States District Court Bench
  2. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-nominations-sent-senate-2 Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
  3. Web site: Judicial Nomination Materials: 111th Congress . 2010-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091104001316/http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/111thCongressJudicialNominations/Materials111thCongress.cfm . 2009-11-04 . dead .
  4. Web site: In The Matter Of Designating A Chief Judge For The United States District Court, Northern District Of Indiana. United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. May 29, 2020. June 9, 2020.