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Joseph Van Bokkelen's Biography

Full Name:

Joseph S. Van Bokkelen

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1943

Birth Place:

Chicago, IL

JD, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1969

BA, Indiana University, 1966

Attended, Wabash College, 1963

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 2017-present

Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 2007-2017

United States Attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 2001-2007

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, June 28, 2007

Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, January 9, 2007

Attorney, Private Practice, Indiana, 1975-2001

Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana, 1972-1975

Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Indiana Attorney General, 1971-1972

Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Indiana Attorney General, 1969-1970

Member, American Bar Association, present

Member, Indiana State Bar Association, present

Member, Lake County Bar Association, present

Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, present

Former Member, Executive Board Member, Indiana Governor's Terrorism and Security Council

Former Member, Executive Board of the Lake County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area

Former Co-Chair, Glen Park, Gary, Indiana Weed and Seed Initiative

Former Member, Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center

Former Chair, Northern District of Indiana Anti Terrorism Advisory Council

Former Co-Chair, South Bend Weed and Seed Initiative

Former Member, United States Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Regional Information Sharing Working Group

Former Member, United States Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Sentencing Guidelines, present

Former Member, United States Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Violent and Organized Crime

Former Member, United States Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on White Collar Crime

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