Samuel Dillin

Samuel Hugh Dillin (1914-2006) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.^[1]

Dillin was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22nd. From 1982-1984, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1993. He served the Southern District of Indiana until his death on March 13, 2006.^[1]

Early life and education

• Indiana University, A.B., 1936
• Indiana University, LL.B., 1938^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Petersburg, Indiana, 1938-1942
• Secretary, Public Service Commission of Indiana, 1942-1943
• U.S. Army Captain, 1943-1946
• Private practice, Petersburg, Indiana, 1946-1961
• Indiana state representative, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1951
• Indiana state senator, 1959, 1961^[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of Indiana

Dillin was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22nd. From 1982-1984, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1993. He served the Southern District of Indiana until his death on March 13, 2006.^[1]

External links

• Judge Dillin's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Active judges	Chief Judge: Tanya Walton Pratt   •  Matthew Brookman  •  James Sweeney (Indiana)  •  J.P. Hanlon
Senior judges	Sarah Barker  •  Richard Young (Federal judge)  •  William Lawrence (Indiana)  •  Jane Magnus-Stinson  •
Magistrate judges	Tim Baker  •  Craig McKee  •  Mark Dinsmore  •  Van Willis  •  Mario Garcia (Indiana)  •
Former Article III judges	David Hamilton (Seventh Circuit)  •  Larry McKinney  •  John Tinder  •  Robert Baltzell  •  Gene Brooks  •  Samuel Dillin  •  Cale Holder  •  James Noland  •  William Steckler  •
Former Chief judges	David Hamilton (Seventh Circuit)  •  Sarah Barker  •  Larry McKinney  •  Richard Young (Federal judge)  •  Jane Magnus-Stinson  •  Gene Brooks  •  Samuel Dillin  •  James Noland  •  William Steckler  •

v • e Federal judges nominated by John F. Kennedy
1961	Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli
1962	Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt
1963	Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry