Winfield Ong

Winfield Ong

Nonpartisan

Education

Bachelor's

DePauw University, 1980

Law

Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College, 1985

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Winfield Ong is the lead counsel of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of Indiana. On January 12, 2016, Ong was nominated by President Barack Obama to be a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. On January 3, 2017, Ong's nomination was returned to President Obama at the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.

Education

Ong graduated with his B.A., cum laude, from DePauw University in 1980 and earned his J.D. from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College in 1985.

Federal judicial nomination

Southern District of Indiana

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Winfield Ong
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Progress
Returned 357 days after nomination.
ANominated: January 12, 2016
AABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
AHearing: May 18, 2016
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: June 16, 2016
AConfirmed:
AReturned: January 3, 2017

Ong was nominated by President Barack Obama on January 12, 2016, to be a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Obama stated regarding the nomination, "I am pleased to nominate Winfield Ong to serve on the United States District Court bench. I am confident he will serve the American people with distinction."

The American Bar Association rated Ong Unanimously Qualified for the nomination.

Hearings on Ong's nomination were held in the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 18, 2016, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on June 16, 2016]. On January 3, 2017, Ong's nomination was returned to President Obama at the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.

Professional career

The following is a summary of Ong's professional career:

• 2014-present: Lead counsel, criminal division, U.S. Attorney's office, Southern District of Indiana
• 1996-present: Assistant U.S. Attorney, criminal division, Southern District of Indiana
• 1995-1996: Director of Program Integrity, Anthem, Inc.
• 1989-1995: Litigator, civil litigator, U.S. Attorney's office, Southern District of Indiana
• 1987-1989: Law clerk, Hon. Gene Brooks, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• 1985-1987: Attorney for the law office of Donald C. Reid in Portland, Ore.

See also

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

External links

• Whitehouse.gov, "President Obama Nominates Winfield D. Ong to Serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana," January 12, 2016

Footnotes

Federal judges nominated by Barack Obama
Nominated	Federal judges nominated by Barack Obama