Rodolfo Lozano

Rodolfo "Rudy" Lozano (July 10, 1942 – July 11, 2018) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Rodolfo Lozano
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office July 10, 2007 – July 11, 2018
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office February 26, 1988 – July 10, 2007
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Michael Stephen Kanne
Succeeded by	Joseph S. Van Bokkelen
Personal details
Born	(1942-07-10)July 10, 1942 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
Died	July 11, 2018(2018-07-11) (aged 76)
Education	Indiana University Bloomington (BS, LLB)

Education and career

Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Lozano received a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 1963 and a Bachelor of Laws from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1966. He was in the United States Army Reserve from 1966 to 1973. He was in private practice in Merrillville, Indiana from 1966 to 1988.^[1]

Federal judicial service

On December 4, 1987, Lozano was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by Judge Michael Stephen Kanne. Lozano was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1988, and received his commission on February 26, 1988. He assumed senior status on July 10, 2007, serving in that status until his death on July 11, 2018.^[1][2]

In 2021, the United States Courthouse at 5400 Federal Plaza, Hammond, Indiana named a courtroom on the fourth floor, "The Judge Rodolfo 'Rudy' Lozano Courtroom" in his honor.

See also

• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists