Rodolfo Lozano
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and confirmed by voice vote, Rodolfo Lozano was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1942–2018
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1988
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Indiana 1963 · Indiana Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) 1966
- Succeeded
- Michael Stephen Kanne
- Succeeded by
- Joseph S. Van Bokkelen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Northern District of Indiana succeeded Michael Stephen Kanne | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Indiana University | B.S. | 1963 |
| Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) | LL.B. | 1966 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lozano was assigned 3,009 district-court cases (1978–2018). Median time from filing to termination: 242 days across 3,006 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 100 of Lozano’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 80 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 7 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Lozano authored 110 published opinions for the court (1988–2011). Most cited: Ninth Ave. Remedial Group v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. (21 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ninth Ave. Remedial Group v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. | 195 B.R. 716 | 21 |
| 2006 | Virgin Records America, Inc. v. Johnson | 441 F. Supp. 2d 963 | 20 |
| 2001 | United States v. BP Exploration & Oil Co. | 167 F. Supp. 2d 1045 | 20 |
| 1992 | Ziegler v. Whale Securities Co., LP | 786 F. Supp. 739 | 19 |
| 1997 | Day v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. | 987 F. Supp. 1105 | 17 |
| 1996 | Back v. Carter | 933 F. Supp. 738 | 17 |
| 1994 | Johnson v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. | 844 F. Supp. 466 | 17 |
| 1997 | Jensen v. County of Lake | 958 F. Supp. 397 | 16 |
| 1995 | Murzyn v. Amoco Corp. | 925 F. Supp. 594 | 15 |
| 1993 | Evans v. Evans | 818 F. Supp. 1215 | 14 |
| 1997 | Ninth Avenue Remedial Group v. Allis Chalmers Corp. | 974 F. Supp. 684 | 13 |
| 2010 | Neighborhood Housing Services of America, Inc. v. Turner-Ridley | 742 F. Supp. 2d 964 | 11 |
| 1996 | United States v. Apple | 927 F. Supp. 1119 | 11 |
| 1994 | Lake County Rehabilitation Center, Inc. v. Shalala | 854 F. Supp. 1329 | 10 |
| 1993 | United States v. Freeland (In Re Spungen) | 168 B.R. 373 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 110 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Rodolfo Lozano?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Rodolfo Lozano to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1988.
- Was Rodolfo Lozano appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Rodolfo Lozano was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Rodolfo Lozano's confirmation vote?
- Rodolfo Lozano was confirmed by voice vote on February 25, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Rodolfo Lozano on?
- Rodolfo Lozano was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).