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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Indiana: Chief Judges
Northern District of Indiana
Number of chief judges: 11 Swygert, Luther Merritt (1954-1961)
Grant, Robert Allen (1961-1972)
Beamer, George N. (1972-1974)
Eschbach, Jesse Ernest (1974-1981)
Sharp, Allen (1981-1996)
Lee, William Charles (1997-2003)
Miller, Robert Lowell, Jr. (2003-2010)
Simon, Philip P. (2010-2017)
Springmann, Theresa Lazar (2017-2020)
DeGuilio, Jon Ernest (2020-2023)
Brady, Holly Ann (2023-present)
Southern District of Indiana
Number of chief judges: 11 Steckler, William Elwood (1954-1982)
Dillin, Samuel Hugh (1982-1984)
Noland, James Ellsworth (1984-1986)
Brooks, Gene Edward (1987-1994)
Barker, Sarah Evans (1994-2000)
McKinney, Larry J. (2001-2007)
Hamilton, David Frank (2008-2009)
Young, Richard L. (2009-2016)
Magnus-Stinson, Jane Elizabeth (2016-2021)
Pratt, Tanya Walton (2021-2025)
Sweeney, James Russell II (2025-present)