James Oberstar: “I support this bill to name the U.S. Courthouse in South Bend, IN for Judge Robert Rodibaugh. Judge Rodibaugh is a…”

“I support this bill to name the U.S. Courthouse in South Bend, IN for Judge Robert Rodibaugh. Judge Rodibaugh is a native of Goshen, IN and attended grade school and high school in South Bend, IN. He is an alumnus of Notre Dame University and received his law degree also from Notre Dame. From 1941 to 1946 during World War II he served in the military. Judge Rodibaugh has served the citizens of Indiana for almost 40 years as a prosecuting attorney, and then as a Federal bankruptcy judge. During his service as Chief Bankruptcy Judge the bankruptcy court has grown from one courtroom in South Bend to four courtrooms in South Bend, Fort Wayne, Gary, and Lafayette, IN. Known for his fairness and legal scholarship Judge Rodibaugh has set high standards for his law clerks and other judicial personnel. It is fitting and proper to honor the judge by designating the U.S. courthouse in South Bend, IN as the ``Judge Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse.''”