Matthew P. Brookman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Assumed office
March 31, 2023
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byRichard L. Young
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
In office
February 1, 2016 – March 31, 2023
Preceded byWilliam G. Hussmann
Succeeded byCrystal S. Wildeman
Personal details
Born
Matthew Paul Brookman[1]

1968 (age 55–56)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.[2]
EducationDePauw University (BA)
Washington University in St. Louis (JD)

Matthew Paul Brookman (born 1968)[3] is an American lawyer from Indiana who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2016 to 2023.

Education

Brookman earned a Bachelor of Arts from DePauw University in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from the Washington University School of Law in 1993.[4][5] Brookman also studied abroad at the University of Essex in Colchester, England.[6]

Career

Brookman began his legal career as an associate for Brown & James in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1993 to 1994. From 1994 to 1997, he was a state court prosecutor in Jefferson County, Missouri. From 1997 to 1999, he was an associate at the law firm Herzog, Crebs & McGhee in St. Louis. From 1999 to 2002, he was a special assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri and from 2002 to 2016, he was an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana.[4] Brookman served as the chief of the office's drug and violent violent crime unit and lead organized crime and drug enforcement task force attorney.[2] He has been a part-time adjunct professor at the University of Southern Indiana and the University of Evansville.[3]

Notable cases

As an assistant U.S. Attorney, Brookman was involved in prosecuting the quadruple homicide case of United States v. Jarvis Brown, et al. In 2010, Brookman received the Director's Award from Attorney General Eric Holder for his work on the case.[7]

Federal judicial service

Brookman was appointed as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on September 14, 2015, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge William G. Hussmann, who retired on January 31, 2016.[8] He assumed office on February 1, 2016.[6][9][10] His service as a magistrate judge ended on March 31, 2023 when he was elevated to district court judge.[11]

On December 21, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Brookman to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.[4] On January 3, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Brookman to the seat to be vacated by Judge Richard L. Young, who announced his intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[12] On January 25, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[13] On March 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[14] On March 29, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[15] He received his judicial commission on March 31, 2023.[11] He was sworn in on April 3, 2023.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Paul Brookman Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Jacoby, Jessica (December 22, 2022). "Southern Indiana Magistrate Judge Brookman nominated for District Judge". tristatehomepage.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Twenty-Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Odendahl, Marilyn (December 21, 2022). "Magistrate Judge Brookman to be nominated to Indiana Southern District Court". The Indiana Lawyer. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Magistrate Judge Matthew P. Brookman". www.insd.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brookman selected as U.S. Magistrate judge". September 15, 2015.
  8. ^ "Matthew P. Brookman selected as United States Magistrate Judge" (Press release). United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana. September 14, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "Matthew P. Brookman". United States Courts. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Matthew P. Brookman sworn in as Magistrate Judge". www.insd.uscourts.gov. February 1, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Matthew P. Brookman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  12. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 9, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  15. ^ "PN98 — Matthew P. Brookman — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 3, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "Matthew P. Brookman Sworn In as District Judge" (PDF). insd.uscourts.gov (Press release). April 3, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

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