U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the Seventh Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
No currently serving judges on record.
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Robert C. Baltzell | Coolidge (R) | 1925–1928 |
| Thomas Whitten Slick | Coolidge (R) | 1925–1928 |
| Albert Barnes Anderson | Roosevelt (R) | 1902–1925 |
| John Harris Baker | Harrison (R) | 1892–1902 |
| William Allen Woods | Arthur (R) | 1884–1892 |
| Walter Quintin Gresham | Grant (R) | 1869–1883 |
| David McDonald | Lincoln (R) | 1864–1869 |
| Albert Smith White | Lincoln (R) | 1864–1864 |
| Caleb Blood Smith | Lincoln (R) | 1862–1864 |
| Elisha Mills Huntington | Tyler (N) | 1842–1862 |
| Jesse Lynch Holman | Jackson (D) | 1836–1842 |
| Benjamin Parke | Monroe (N) | 1817–1835 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1817.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.