{{Short description|American judge (1942–2018)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Rodolfo Lozano | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | term_start = July 10, 2007 | term_end = July 11, 2018 | office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | term_start1 = February 26, 1988 | term_end1 = July 10, 2007 | nominator1 = | appointer1 = Ronald Reagan | predecessor1 = Michael Stephen Kanne | successor1 = Joseph S. Van Bokkelen | pronunciation = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|07|10}} | birth_place = East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|07|11|1942|07|10}} | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = | other_party = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = {{nowrap|Indiana University Bloomington}} (BS, LLB) | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = <!--Embedded templates / Footnotes--> | footnotes = }}
'''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.
==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.<ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/lozano-rodolfo|title=Lozano, Rodolfo - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="fjc.gov"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/senior-u-s-district-court-judge-rudolfo-lozano-dies/article_34341d68-f99b-5a11-b9cd-5d5dfc57b12a.html|title=Senior U.S. District Court Judge Rudolfo Lozano dies|first=Bill|last=Dolan|website=The Times of Northwest Indiana|date=11 July 2018 |access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref>
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
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==Sources== *{{FJC Bio|1432|nid=1384081|name=Rodolfo Lozano<!--(1942–)-->}}
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