Gene Edward Brooks

Who was Gene Edward Brooks?

Gene Edward Brooks was a United States federal judge.

Born in Griffin, Indiana, Brooks received a B.S. from Indiana State University in 1953 and was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1953 to 1955. He received an LL.B. from Indiana University School of Law in 1958. He was in private practice in Mount Vernon, Indiana from 1958 to 1968. He was a prosecuting attorney of Mount Vernon, Indiana from 1959 to 1968, and was a Referee in bankruptcy, Southern District of Indiana from 1968 to 1973. He became a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for that district in 1973, holding that office until 1979.

On July 27, 1979, Brooks was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 4, 1979, and received his commission on October 5, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1987 to 1994. Brooks served in that capacity until his retirement on December 31, 1996.

He died in Evansville, Indiana.