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Joseph Van Bokkelen
2017 - Present
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Joseph Van Bokkelen is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He joined the court in 2007 after a nomination from President George W. Bush (R).[1]
Early life and education
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Van Bokkelen received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University in 1966 and his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law in 1969.[1]
Professional career
- 2017 - Present: Senior judge
- 2007-2017: Judge
- 2001-2007: United States Attorney, Northern District of Indiana
- 1975-2001: Private practice, Indiana
- 1972-1975: Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Indiana
- 1969-1972: Office of the Attorney General of Indiana
- 1971-1972: Assistant attorney general
- 1969-1970: Deputy attorney general[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Indiana
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Joseph S. Van Bokkelen |
| Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 170 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: January 9, 2007
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: April 11, 2007
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: May 3, 2007
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| Confirmed: June 28, 2007
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Van Bokkelen was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) on January 9, 2007, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by Rudy Lozano. The American Bar Association rated Van Bokkelen Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Van Bokkelen's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 11, 2007, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on May 3, 2007. Van Bokkelen was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on June 28, 2007, and he received his commission on July 18, 2007. Van Bokkelen elected to take senior status beginning on September 29, 2017.[1][2][3]
Noteworthy cases
Judge finds South Bend cops violated federal wiretapping law (2015)
South Bend police accidentally recorded a phone call made by an officer on February 4, 2011, on a departmental line. That call allegedly included the officer making racist remarks about the former chief of police. Once the department learned of this, it began recording all calls made on that line. When officers learned of the practice, however, they contacted the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice for assistance. A legal battle between the city and the Common Council, South Bend’s city council, ensued, with the council demanding all of the recordings and the city refusing to release them.
Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen presided over the case and ruled on January 14, 2015, that all recordings except the February 4 recording were illegal and violated section 2511(1)(a) of the federal Wiretap Act. The reason the February 4 recording was not illegal is that the recording was accidentally, and therefore unintentionally, recorded. The Wiretap Act did not include unintentional recordings.
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See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen," accessed September 28, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 3 — Joseph S. Van Bokkelen — The Judiciary," accessed September 28, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 110th Congress," accessed September 28, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Rudy Lozano |
Northern District of Indiana 2007-2017 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Holly Brady
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| 2001 |
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| 2002 |
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| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
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| 2005 |
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| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
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
