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# Philip P. Simon

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana · Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- State: Indiana
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, N.D. Indiana, 2003-present
- United States district judge for the Northern District of Indiana, appointed in 2003 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate, later serving as chief judge from 2010 to 2017
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 1999-2003
- Adjunct professor of law, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1999-2000
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1997-1999
- Adjunct professor of law, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1996-1997
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 1990-1997

### Education

- Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) in — J.D. (1987)
- University of Iowa in — B.A. (1984)

### Additional information

- chief, Criminal Division, 1999-2003
- Private practice, Chicago, IL, 1987-1990
- Philip Peter Simon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1962.
- Date of birth: 1962-01-01
- Assigned to the Hammond Division of the Northern District of Indiana, located at 5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 4400, Hammond, IN 46320.
- Birth place: Pittsburgh, PA

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### civil remote testimony

Scope: courtwide

In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.

Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.

[Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### criminal recording and broadcasting

Scope: courtwide

Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.

Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.

[Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391801)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391801)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391801)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2972/philip-p-simon/)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure)
- [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2972/philip-p-simon/)
- [Wikidata: Philip P. Simon](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7184183)

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## Federal civil docket activity

Dataset updated through 2026-06-30.

| Period | Assigned cases | Terminated cases | Median disposition (months) | Median sample |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1y | 206 | 11 | 2.7 | 11 |
| 2y | 501 | 99 | 2.3 | 99 |
| 5y | 1140 | 655 | 4.3 | 655 |
| 10y | 2450 | 1952 | 6.4 | 1952 |

Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.