PUBLIC NOTICE:
The Clerk of Court for the United States District Court of the Northern District of Indiana hereby provides public notice regarding the closing of its Lafayette clerk’s office, a sub-office of its Hammond Division. Effective May 31, 2024, the clerk’s office located at the Charles A. Halleck Federal Building, 230 N. Fourth Street, Lafayette, Indiana, is closed to the public. All in-person services and operations formerly provided in Lafayette, Indiana, will be transferred to the Hammond office located at 5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 2300, Hammond, Indiana 46320. Filings and payments may be made via mail to the Hammond office or by utilizing the Court’s electronic filing system. The clerk’s office will continue to assign Lafayette cause numbers to new cases asserting venue in Lafayette (which consists of the following counties: Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren, and White). The Court’s Jury Selection Plan for Grand and Petit Jurors and the procedure relied upon for the selection of jurors remain unimpacted by the closure of the Lafayette sub-office.
Questions regarding case filings and all other inquiries should be directed to the Hammond clerk’s office at 219-852-6500. Phone calls are answered Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT, with the ability to conduct in-person transactions from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT.
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LAFAYETTE DIVISION
230 N. Fourth St
Lafayette, IN 47901
Phone: (765) 420-6250
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00-4:00pm
Lafayette Counties: Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties.
Time Zone Info: In the Lafayette sub office, Newton and Jasper counties are on Central Daylight Savings Time. The rest of the Lafayette sub office is on Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Lafayette Judges
Judges travel to Lafayette as needed.
HISTORY
In 1929, realizing the needs of Lafayette, Indiana, and at the urging of Indiana Congressman Will R. Wood, Congress authorized the design and construction of a new building housing a new post office and Courthouse at the site of the old Romanesque-style post office. The Art Deco style post office was architected under the firm of Walter Scholer who was born in Jay County, Indiana. The courthouse is at the corner of Fourth and Ferry Streets and shows a excellent example of 1930's public architecture. The two story U-shaped building is clad with Indiana Limestone. After it's opening art work was sought to enhance the interior of the building. A competition was announced and open to artists from the State of Indiana. Two murals painted by Henrik Martin Mayer were installed in the lobby. The building was placed into service on August 29, 1932, and the building was put on the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980. In 1983, President Reagan signed a bill renaming the building The Charles A. Halleck Federal Building after retired Congressman Charles A. Halleck.