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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Ind. Courts - More on: Senate Judiciary committee approves Tinder nomination to 7th Circuit

Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 1, which quoted Maureen Groppe of the Star Washington Bureau reporting that:

The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved U.S. District Judge John Daniel Tinder's nomination to the federal appeals court. The Indianapolis native must still be voted on by the full Senate.
, This morning Groppe reports:
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed U.S. District Judge John Daniel Tinder of Indianapolis to a seat on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The vote, held late Tuesday, was 93-0.

President Bush nominated Tinder to replace Judge Daniel A. Manion, a former Indiana state senator. Manion is moving to "senior status" on the court, giving him a lighter caseload.

The 7th Circuit, based in Chicago, is the last stop before the U.S. Supreme Court for cases from Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Tinder's nomination was supported by Indiana senators Richard Lugar, a Republican, and Evan Bayh, a Democrat. The American Bar Association gave Tinder its highest rating of "well qualified."

The Senate's votes on Tinder's earlier promotions -- to the district court seat and to U.S. attorney for Indiana's southern district in 1984 -- also were unanimous. He has held the district court seat since 1987.

From a press release from Seantor Evan Bayh:
John Tinder is the embodiment of good judicial temperament, intellect and even-handedness. He has been praised from both sides of the political spectrum for his service in the Southern District of Indiana, and I am confident he will receive those kinds of reviews, as well, on the 7th Circuit.

I have known John for 20 years. Judge Tinder was born in Indiana, went to law school in Indiana, and has spent his entire legal career in Indiana, where he and his wife Jan currently reside. Judge Tinder is a Hoosier through and through.

At only 57, Judge Tinder has had a distinguished legal career that would make most lawyers envious. Judge Tinder has served as a federal district court judge, federal and local prosecutor, public defender, adjunct professor, and private practitioner. In 1984 at 34 years of age, he was nominated by President Reagan to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. Three years later, Reagan nominated him to become a federal judge. With over thirty years of experience, Judge Tinder has already practiced on both sides of the bench in the Seventh Circuit, arguing cases before it as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and presiding by designation in twelve cases. Overall, he has presided over 750 trials and has published over 700 opinions.

By all accounts, Judge Tinder is a good, smart, honest judge, who is highly experienced and capable. Judge Tinder has received the highest possible rating from the ABA.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 19, 2007 11:32 AM
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