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Basil Lorch
Basil Lorch was a judge on recalled status with the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Indiana. He was first appointed to the court on April 14, 1992, and was reappointed to another 14-year term in 2006. Lorch retired from the court effective December 31, 2016. At Lorch's request, by appointment of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, he began serving as a recalled federal judge on the court.
Lorch served in the role of chief judge from June 29, 2003, until April 30, 2010, when he was succeeded by Judge Anthony Metz.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Education
Lorch earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University and a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington.[7]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Lorch was employed as the managing partner of the law firm of Lorch & Naville, where he focused on bankruptcy-related matters. While working at the firm, he also served as a Chapter 7 Trustee from 1978 to 1991. During Lorch's tenure on the bench, he taught as an adjunct law professor at his alma mater, the Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington.[8][9]
See also
External links
- Southern District of Indiana bankruptcy court
- Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar: Faculty Biographies, accessed November 23, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ Robert H. McKinney School of Law: Indiana University, "Federal Judges for Southern District of Indiana," accessed November 23, 2013
- ↑ The Third Branch, Judicial Milestones: August 2003
- ↑ The Third Branch, Judicial Milestones: June 2010
- ↑ The Indiana Lawyer, "Bankruptcy judge announces retirement," December 2, 2016
- ↑ United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Indiana, "Judge Lorch Status," January 2, 2018
- ↑ Sara Reynolds, "Phone communication with the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Indiana," January 10, 2019]
- ↑ Judge Profile: Basil H. Lorch, III
- ↑ American College of Bankruptcy, "A Bankruptcy CLE Trifecta: Speaker Information," accessed November 23, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar: Faculty Biographies, accessed November 23, 2013
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana
State courts:
Indiana Supreme Court • Indiana Court of Appeals • Indiana Tax Court • Indiana Superior Courts • Indiana Circuit Courts • Indiana City Courts • Indiana County Courts • Indiana Municipal Courts • Indiana Small Claims Courts • St. Joseph County Probate Court • Indiana Town Courts
State resources:
Courts in Indiana • Indiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Indiana
