Gene Brooks

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

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Education

Bachelor's

Indiana State University, 1953

Law

Indiana University School of Law, 1958

Personal

Birthplace

Griffin, Ind.

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## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial nominations and appointments
* 4 Southern District of Indiana=
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Gene Edward Brooks (1931-2004) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.[1]

Brooks was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 27, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1987-1994, he served as the chief judge. He served the Southern District of Indiana until his retirement on December 31, 1996.[1] Brooks was succeeded in this position by Richard Young. Brooks died on April 19, 2004.

## Early life and education[edit]

* Indiana State University, B.S., 1953
* Indiana University School of Law, LL.B., 1958[1]

## Professional career[edit]

* U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant, 1953-1955
* Private practice, Mount Vernon, Indiana, 1958-1968
* Prosecuting attorney, Mount Vernon, Indiana, 1959-1968
* Referee in bankruptcy, Southern District of Indiana, 1968-1973[1]

## Judicial nominations and appointments[edit]

## Southern District of Indiana=[edit]

Brooks was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 27, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1987-1994, he served as the chief judge. He served the Southern District of Indiana until his retirement on December 31, 1996.[1] Brooks was succeeded in this position by Richard Young.

## External links[edit]

* Judge Brooks's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Brooks's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices

Preceded by:
NA-New Seat | Southern District of Indiana
1979–1996
Seat #5  | Succeeded by:
Richard Young

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Tanya Walton Pratt • Richard Young (Federal judge) • Jane Magnus-Stinson • James Sweeney (Indiana) • J.P. Hanlon

Senior judges|

Sarah Barker • William Lawrence (Indiana) •

Magistrate judges|  Tim Baker • Craig McKee • Debra McVicker Lynch • Mark Dinsmore • Matthew Brookman • Van Willis • Doris Pryor • Mario Garcia (Indiana) •
Former Article III judges|

David Hamilton (Seventh Circuit) • Larry McKinney • John Tinder • Robert Baltzell • Gene Brooks • Samuel Dillin • Cale Holder • James Noland • William Steckler •

Former Chief judges|

David Hamilton (Seventh Circuit) • Sarah Barker • Larry McKinney • Richard Young (Federal judge) • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Gene Brooks • Samuel Dillin • James Noland • William Steckler •

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Federal judges nominated by Jimmy Carter

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1977|

Ballantine • Bownes • Boyle • Bua • Carr • Clark • Cowan • Daly • Filippine • Higginbotham • Hoeveler • Hug • Johnstone • Kane • Keith • Leval • Logan • MacLaughlin • McKay • Melton • Merritt • Murphy • Nickerson • Oberdorfer • Roszkowski • Roy • Rubin • Sifton • Tang • Vance • Veron

1978|

Arnold • Baker • Boyle • Burns • Campos • Claiborne • Collins • Cook • Devine • Diamond • Duplantier • Edenfield • Friedman • Gonzalez • Greene • Jenkins • Lowe • Mazzone • McMillian • O'Brien • Pfaelzer • Phillips • Pollak • Sand • Shapiro • Simmons • Smith • Sweet • Tanner • Wiseman • Ziegler

1979|

Ackerman • Alarcon • Anderson • Arceneaux • Arnold • Aspen • Beatty • Beer • Belew • Bertelsman • Bilby • N. Black • S. Black • Bloch • Bowen • Brett • Brooks • Brown • Buchmeyer • Bunton • Burciaga • Cabranes • Carr • Carrigan • Castagna • Cire • Clark • Cohn • Conaboy • Cordova • Crabb • Cudahy • Davis • DeAnda • Debevoise • Edwards • Eginton • Ellison • Enslen • O. Evans • T. Evans • Farris • Ferguson • Fletcher • Frye • Garcia • Garza • B. Gibson • H. Gibson • Gierbolini-Ortiz • Giles • Gilliam • Green • Hall • Hastings • Hatchett • Hatfield • Hatter • Hawkins • Henderson • Higby • Hillman • Houck • Howard • Hudspeth • Hungate • F. Johnson • S. Johnson • N. Jones • S. Jones • Karlton • Kazen • Kearse • Keeton • Kehoe • Kennedy • Kidd • King • Kravitch • Loughlin • Martin • McCurn • McDonald • McNaught • McNichols • Mikva • Mitchell • Moran • Murnaghan • Murphy • D. Nelson • D.W. Nelson • Newblatt • Newman • Overton • Paine • Panner • J. Parker • R. Parker • Penn • Perez-Gimenez • Perry • Politz • Poole • Porter • Pregerson • Price • Rambo • Ramirez • Reavley • Redden • E. Reed • S. Reed • Reinhardt • Renner • Robinson • Rothstein • Sachs • Saffels • Sanders • Sarokin • Schroeder • Schwartz • Seay • Senter • Seymour • Shannon • Shaw • Shoob • Skopil • Sloviter • Sofaer • Spellman • Sprouse • Staker • Tate • Taylor • Thompson • Tidwell • Unthank • Vietor • Vining • Wald • Ward • Weinshienk • West • Wicker • Williams • Winder • Woods • Wright •

Zobel
1980|

Aguilar • Aldrich • Anderson • Boochever • Breyer • Britt • Cahill • Canby • Carroll • Cerezo • Clemon • S. Ervin • R. Erwin • Getzendanner • Gilmore • Ginsburg • Haltom • Hardy • Henderson • Hobbs • Holschuh • Horton • Howard • Johnson • Keep • Kelly • Kenyon • Kocoras • Marquez • Marshall • Michael • Nixon • Norris • Patel • Polozola • Propst • Quackenbush • Ramsey • Rice • Shadur • Spiegel • Tashima • Thompson • Vela • White • Williams

1981|

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