5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 4200
Hammond, IN 46320
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.
No caucus 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