Holly Ann Winkeljohn Brady (; born August 14, 1969) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Biography
Brady earned her Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University at Bloomington and her Juris Doctor from the Valparaiso University School of Law."President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals" White House, April 10, 2018
Career
After graduating from law school, Brady worked as an associate in the labor law firm of Gallucci, Hopkins & Theisen from 1994 to 1998. The firm merged with Barnes & Thornburg in 1998, and she continued on with that firm's labor and employment litigation section until 2002. From 2002 to 2007, she was a member at Theisen, Bowers, & Brady in Fort Wayne.
From 2007 to 2019, when she became a district judge, Brady was a member in the Fort Wayne law firm of Haller & Colvin, where she focused her practice on civil, employment, and labor litigation. She was president of the firm from 2012 to 2018.
Federal judicial service
On April 10, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Brady to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. She was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, who assumed senior status on September 29, 2017."Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 10, 2018 On June 6, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 6, 2018 On June 28, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 28, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
On January 3, 2019, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Brady for a federal judgeship."President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019 Her nomination was sent to the Senate later that day."Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019 On February 7, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee On April 10, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on her nominationOn the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Holly A. Brady to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana), United States Senate, April 10, 2019 and later that day, she was confirmed by a 56–42 vote.On the Nomination (Confirmation Holly A. Brady, of Indiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana), United States Senate, April 10, 2019 She received her judicial commission on April 16, 2019. She became chief judge on July 17, 2023.
Recognition
Each year since 2013, Brady has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law. She is involved in numerous community organizations and has served on the Northern District of Indiana Federal Community Defenders Board of Directors and as Vice President of the Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center.
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