Jon DeGuilio (Peoples Bank)

The Senate confirmed by voice vote Tuesday a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana to be a U.S. district judge on the region’s federal court.

Jon DeGuilio served as the U.S. Attorney in the Hammond, Ind.-based office from 1993 to 1999. He is currently the executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for NorthWest Indiana Bancorp and executive vice president for Peoples Bank. (Read more about DeGuilio here ^[1].)

President Barack Obama nominated him for the position in January.