Northern District of Indiana
History
The Territory of Indiana was established on May 7, 1800. The District of Indiana was established on March 3, 1817. The District was divided into the Southern District of Indiana and Northern District of Indiana on April 21, 1928.
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MARSHAL |
DATE |
VICE |
| The Territory of Indiana | ||
| VAWTER, John | July 21, 1813 (S) | Original Appointment |
| The District of Indiana | ||
| VAWTER, John |
March 6, 1817 (S) March 2, 1821 (S)March 7, 1825 (S) |
Himself as Marshal of Territory of Indiana |
| MARSHALL, William | March 9, 1829 (S) | Vawter (Term Expired) |
| TAYLOR, Gamaliel |
January 19, 1832 (S) December 30, 1835 (S) |
Marshall (Resigned) |
| BRIGHT, Jesse D. | January 7, 1840 (S) | Taylor (Term Expired) |
| HANNA, Robert | July 15, 1841 (S) | Bright (Removed) |
| PEPPER, Abel C. |
August 2, 1845 (R) February 24, 1846 (S) |
Hanna (Term Expired) |
| MEREDITH, Solomon | April 25, 1850 (S) | |
| ROBINSON, John L. |
April 19, 1853 (R) April 5, 1854 (S)March 1, 1858 (S) |
Meredith (Removed) |
| ENGLISH, Elisha G. | April 17, 1860 (S) | Robinson (Deceased) |
| ROSE, David G. | March 22, 1861 (S) | English (Removed) |
| SPOONER, Benjamin J. |
January 15, 1866 (S) January 24, 1870 (S)February 20, 1874 (S) February 18, 1878 (S) |
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| DUDLEY, William W. | February 3, 1879 (S) | Spooner (Resigned) |
| FOSTER, Robert S. |
June 28, 1881 (R) October 14, 1881 (S) |
Dudley (Resigned) |
| HAWKINS, Edward |
October 10, 1885 (R) August 3, 1886 (S) |
Foster (Term Expired) |
| DUNLAP, William L. | March 20, 1889 (S) | Hawkins (Removed) |
| HAWKINS, William H. | March 22, 1893 (C) | Dunlap (Term Expired) |
| Kercheval, Samuel E. | March 19, 1897 (C) | Hawkins (Term Expired) |
| Pettit, Henry C. |
March 8, 1901 (R) December 11, 1901 (C)December 12, 1905 (C) |
Kercheval (Term Expired) |
| SCHMIDT, Edward H. | May 9, 1911 (C) | Pettit (Term Expired) |
| STOREN, Mark |
July 14, 1914 (C) September 28, 1918 (C) |
Schmidt (Removed) |
| MEREDITH, Linus P. | September 12, 1922 (C) | Storen (Term Expired) |
| MELOY, Alf O. | December 20, 1926 (C) | Meredith (Term Expired) |
| Northern District of Indiana | ||
| SHEETS, Lewis C. | April 25, 1928 (C.A.) | Original Appointment |
| ROZELLE, Frank E. | May 29, 1928 (C) | Sheets (Resigned) |
| SHEETS, Lewis C. | August 21, 1928 (C.A.) | Rozelle (Resigned) |
| HALL, Emmett O. | April 29, 1929 (C.A) | Sheets (C.A.) |
| HOSINSKI, Aloysius W. |
May 27, 1933 (C) June 29, 1937 (C)July 3, 1941 (C)February 8, 1946 (C) |
Hall (Term Expired) |
| PAJAKOWSKI, Eugene John | August 5, 1950 (C) | Hosinski (Term Expired) |
| AMOS, Roy M. |
July 31, 1953 (C) March 12, 1958 (C) |
Pajakowski (Resigned) |
| PAJAKOWSKI, Casimir J. |
August 15, 1961 (C) September 17, 1965 (C) |
Amos (Separated) |
| TRAEGER, James W. |
November 25, 1969 (C) November 28, 1973 (C) |
Pajakowski (Term Expired) |
| NOVOTNY, Joseph N. | November 22, 1977 (C) | Traeger (Resigned) |
| PERKINS, J. Jerome |
November 18, 1981 (C) March 10, 1986 (C) |
Novotny (Term Expired) |
| CARRINGTON, Michael D. | October 11, 1994 (C) | Perkins (Term Expired) |
| MURTAUGH, David R. | February 14, 2002 | Carrington |
The following translation of abbreviations applies to the list:
"R" - Recess appointment date
"S" - Senate Confirmation
date (used from 1789-1903)
"C" - Commission date (used
from 1903 to present)
"C.A." - Court Appointment
date
"A.G." - Attorney General
appointment date