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J.P. Hanlon
2018 - Present
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James Patrick Hanlon is a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on April 10, 2018, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 11, 2018, by a voice vote. To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.[1]
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Hanlon previously was an attorney in private practice with Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.[2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
Hanlon was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana by President Donald Trump (R) on April 10, 2018. The U.S. Senate confirmed Hanlon on October 11, 2018, by a voice vote.[1] He received commission on November 5, 2018.[3] To read more about the federal nomination process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: J.P. Hanlon |
| Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 182 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: April 12, 2018
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously well qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: June 6, 2018
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: June 28, 2018
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| Confirmed: October 11, 2018
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Hanlon on October 11, 2018, by voice vote.[1]
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Hanlon had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 6, 2018. The committee voted to advance Hanlon's nomination to the full Senate on June 28, 2028.[1]
Nomination
Hanlon was nominated to replace Judge William Lawrence, who assumed senior status }} on July 1, 2018 and officially retired from the court on June 30, 2019.
The American Bar Association unanimously rated Hanlon well-qualified for the position.[4] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Early life and education
Hanlon was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1970. He received his undergraduate degree from DePauw University in 1992 and his J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1996.[2][3]
Professional career
- 2018-present: Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- 2006-2018: Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- 2010-2011: Adjunct professor, Indiana University McKinney School of Law
- 2001-2006: Assistant United States attorney, Southern District of Indiana
- 1998-2001: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois
- 1997-1998: Law clerk to the Hon. Robert Miller on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- 1996-1997: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois[2][3]
About the court
| Southern District of Indiana |
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| Seventh Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 5 |
| Judges: 4 |
| Vacancies: 1 |
| Judges |
| Chief: James Sweeney |
| Active judges: Matthew Brookman, James Patrick Hanlon, Tanya Walton Pratt, James R. Sweeney II Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is one of 94 United States district courts. It was created in 1928 by an act of Congress that split Indiana into two separate districts. The district has courthouses in Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Evenasville, and New Albany, Indiana. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit based in Chicago, Illinois, at the Everett M. Dirksen Federal Courthouse and Building.
The Southern District of Indiana has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
There are four court divisions, each covering the following counties:
The Indianapolis Division, covering Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Tipton, Union and Wayne counties.[5]
The Terre Haute Division, covering Clay, Greene, Knox, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties.[5]
The Evansville Division, covering Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Martin, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties.[5]
The New Albany Division, covering Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Ohio, Orange, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland and Washington counties.[5]
To read opinions published by this court, click [1].
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- Biography from Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
- White House press release announcing Hanlon's nomination
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 congress.gov, PN1831 - James Patrick Hanlon - The Judiciary, accessed April 14, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Hanlon, James Patrick," accessed October 14, 2018
- ↑ [URL American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees," accessed April 14, 2020]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 U.S. Marshals Service-Southern District of Indiana
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana 2018-Present |
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| 2017 |
Thomas Parker • Elizabeth Branch • Neil Gorsuch • Amul Thapar • David C. Nye • John K. Bush • Kevin Newsom • Timothy J. Kelly • Ralph Erickson • Scott Palk • Trevor McFadden • Joan Larsen • Amy Coney Barrett • Allison Eid • Stephanos Bibas • Donald Coggins Jr. • Dabney Friedrich • Greg Katsas • Steven Grasz • Don Willett • James Ho • William L. Campbell Jr. • David Stras • Tilman E. Self III • Karen Gren Scholer • Terry A. Doughty • Claria Horn Boom • John Broomes • Rebecca Grady Jennings • Kyle Duncan • Kurt Engelhardt • Michael B. Brennan • Joel Carson • Robert Wier • Fernando Rodriguez Jr. • Annemarie Carney Axon • | ||
| 2018 |
Andrew Oldham • Amy St. Eve • Michael Scudder • John Nalbandian • Mark Bennett • Andrew Oldham • Britt Grant • Colm Connolly • Maryellen Noreika • Jill Otake • Jeffrey Beaverstock • Emily Coody Marks • Holly Lou Teeter • Julius Richardson • Charles B. Goodwin • Barry Ashe • Stan Baker • A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. • Terry F. Moorer • Susan Baxter • William Jung • Alan Albright • Dominic Lanza • Eric Tostrud • Charles Williams • Nancy E. Brasel • James Sweeney • Kari A. Dooley • Marilyn J. Horan • Robert Summerhays • Brett Kavanaugh • David Porter • Liles Burke • Michael Juneau • Peter Phipps • Lance Walker • Richard Sullivan • Eli Richardson • Ryan Nelson • Chad F. Kenney, Sr. • Susan Brnovich • William M. Ray, II • Jeremy Kernodle • Thomas Kleeh • J.P. Hanlon • Mark Norris • Jonathan Kobes • Michael Brown • David Counts | ||
| 2019 |
Eric Miller • Chad Readler • Eric Murphy • Neomi Rao • Paul Matey • Allison Jones Rushing • Bridget S. Bade • Roy Altman • Patrick Wyrick • Holly Brady • David Morales • Andrew Brasher • J. Campbell Barker • Rodolfo Ruiz • Daniel Domenico • Michael Truncale • Michael Park • Joseph Bianco • Raúl Arias-Marxuach • Daniel Collins • Joshua Wolson • Wendy Vitter • Kenneth Kiyul Lee • Kenneth Bell • Stephen Clark • Howard Nielson • Rodney Smith • Jean-Paul Boulee • Sarah Daggett Morrison • Rossie Alston • Pamela A. Barker • Corey Maze • Greg Guidry • Matthew Kacsmaryk • Allen Winsor • Carl Nichols • James Cain, Jr. • Tom Barber • J. Nicholas Ranjan • Clifton L. Corker • Peter Phipps • Daniel Bress • Damon Leichty • Wendy W. Berger • Peter Welte • Michael Liburdi • William Shaw Stickman • Mark Pittman • Karin J. Immergut • Jason Pulliam • Brantley Starr • Brian Buescher • James Wesley Hendrix • Timothy Reif • Martha Pacold • Sean Jordan • Mary Rowland • John M. Younge • Jeff Brown • Ada Brown • Steven Grimberg • Stephanie A. Gallagher • Steven Seeger • Stephanie Haines • Mary McElroy • David J. Novak • Frank W. Volk • Charles Eskridge • Rachel Kovner • Justin Walker • T. Kent Wetherell • Danielle Hunsaker • Lee Rudofsky • Jennifer Philpott Wilson • William Nardini • Steven Menashi • Robert J. Luck • Eric Komitee • Douglas Cole • John Sinatra • Sarah Pitlyk • Barbara Lagoa • Richard Myers II • Sherri Lydon • Patrick Bumatay • R. Austin Huffaker • Miller Baker • Anuraag Singhal • Karen Marston • Jodi Dishman • Mary Kay Vyskocil • Matthew McFarland • John Gallagher • Bernard Jones • Kea Riggs • Robert J. Colville • Stephanie Dawkins Davis • Gary R. Brown • David Barlow • Lewis Liman | ||
| 2020 |
Lawrence VanDyke • Daniel Traynor • John Kness • Joshua Kindred • Philip Halpern • Silvia Carreno-Coll • Scott Rash • John Heil • Anna Manasco • John L. Badalamenti • Drew Tipton • Andrew Brasher • Cory Wilson • Scott Hardy • David Joseph • Matthew Schelp • John Cronan • Justin Walker • Brett H. Ludwig • Christy Wiegand • Thomas Cullen • Diane Gujarati • Stanley Blumenfeld • Mark Scarsi • John Holcomb • Stephen P. McGlynn • Todd Robinson • Hala Jarbou • David Dugan • Iain D. Johnston • Franklin U. Valderrama • John Hinderaker • Roderick Young • Michael Newman • Aileen Cannon • James Knepp • Kathryn Kimball Mizelle • Benjamin Beaton • Kristi Johnson • Toby Crouse • Philip Calabrese • Taylor McNeel • Thomas Kirsch • Stephen Vaden • Katherine Crytzer • Fernando Aenlle-Rocha • Charles Atchley • Joseph Dawson | ||
| 2025 |
Whitney Hermandorfer • Joshua Divine • Cristian M. Stevens • Zachary Bluestone • Emil Bove • Edward Artau • Kyle Dudek | ||
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
