Matthew P. Brookman

Matthew Paul Brookman (born 1968) is an American lawyer from Indiana who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2016 to 2023.

Education

Brookman earned a Bachelor of Arts from DePauw University in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from the Washington University School of Law in 1993. Brookman also studied abroad at the University of Essex in Colchester, England.

Federal judicial service

Brookman was appointed as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on September 14, 2015, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge William G. Hussmann, who retired on January 31, 2016. He assumed office on February 1, 2016. His service as a magistrate judge ended on March 31, 2023 when he was elevated to district court judge.

On December 21, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Brookman to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. On January 25, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On March 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On March 29, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He received his judicial commission on March 31, 2023.