President Donald Trump nominated James R. Sweeney II for the judgeship last November and the Senate unanimously confirmed him on Aug. 28.

President Trump has nominated attorneys Holly Brady of Fort Wayne and J.P. Hanlon of Indianapolis to serve as federal judges.

The White House says Trump nominated James Sweeney II for the position with the U.S. District Court that covers the southern two-thirds of Indiana.

Medical and law history in Indiana will be documented and preserved, thanks to grants from the Indiana Historical Society.