Jon Ernest DeGuilio (born 1955) is a

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of the

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Early life and education

Born in

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, DeGuilio earned a

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degree from the

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in 1977 after first beginning his college career at

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''whitehouse.gov'' (January 20, 2010). He then earned a

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from the

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in 1981.

Career

From 1981 until 1989, DeGuilio served as an associate for a

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law firm, during which time he also served part-time as a deputy prosecutor and public defender for

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and as a City Councilman (1984–1987) in Hammond. From 1989 until 1993, DeGuilio served as a prosecuting attorney for Lake County and then from 1993 until 1999 he was the

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for the Northern District of Indiana. In 1999, he served briefly as a partner in the

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office of the

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law firm before taking a job with Peoples Bank SB/NorthWest Indiana Bancorp in 1999. From 1999 until 2001, he served as a senior vice president and trust officer, and from 2001 was the bank's general counsel and corporate secretary until becoming a federal judge.

Federal judicial service

In January 2009, DeGuilio informed Indiana Senator

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of his interest in a vacant federal district judgeship. On January 20, 2010, President Obama nominated DeGuilio to the position, which was vacated by Judge

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, who took

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in November 2007 and died in 2009. On March 4, 2010, the

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voted to send DeGuilio's nomination to the full Senate. On May 11, 2010, the full Senate confirmed DeGuilio in a voice vote. He received his judicial commission on May 13, 2010. He became chief judge on June 1, 2020. He assumed

on July 17, 2023.

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