predecessor successor birth_place office birth_date term_start appointer article_title term_end name alma_mater
rodolfo lozano jon deguilio david a. capp chicago , illinois judge district of indiana united states attorney for the northern district of of indiana united states district court for the northern 1943 july 18 , 2007 2001 george w. bush george w. bush joseph s. van bokkelen
 2007 joseph s. van bokkelen indiana law -lrb- j.d. -rrb- university -lrb- b.a. -rrb- indiana university school of
joseph s. van bokkelen

joseph s. van bokkelen -lrb- born 1943 -rrb- is a united states federal judge .
born in chicago , illinois , van bokkelen received a b.a. from indiana university in 1966 and a j.d. from indiana university school of law in 1969 .
he was a deputy attorney general of office of the indiana attorney general from 1969 to 1970 .
he was an assistant attorney general of office of the indiana attorney general from 1971 to 1972 .
he was an assistant u.s. attorney of the u.s. attorney 's office , northern district of indiana from 1972 to 1975 .
he was in private practice in indiana from 1975 to 2001 .
he was the u.s. attorney for the northern district of indiana from 2001 to 2007 .
on january 9 , 2007 , van bokkelen was nominated by president george w. bush to a seat on the united states district court for the northern district of indiana vacated by rodolfo lozano .
van bokkelen was confirmed by the united states senate on june 28 , 2007 , and received his commission on july 18 , 2007 .
