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Brookman, Matthew Paul
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by Richard L. Young. Confirmed by the Senate on March 29, 2023, and received commission on March 31, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2016-2023
Education:
DePauw University, B.A., 1990
Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1993-1994, 1997-1999
Assistant prosecuting attorney, Jefferson County, Missouri, 1994-1997
Special assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Missouri, 1999-2002
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 2002-2016
Lecturer and legal curriculum developer, Southern Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, 2005-2011
Adjunct professor, business law, University of Southern Indiana, 2008-2010
Instructor, basic criminal trial advocacy, National Advocacy Center, U.S. Department of Justice, Columbia, South Carolina, 2010-2015; lecturer, sentencing guidelines seminar, 2014
Adjunct professor, constitutional law, University of Evansville, 2011-2015