Judge Salvador Vasquez: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Salvador Vasquez is a judge for the Lake County Superior Court in Indiana. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Frank O’Bannon in 2003.

Vasquez played an instrumental role in the creation of the Lake County Community Transition Court. As the county’s first problem solving court, the CTC provides programming and supervision for incarcerated individuals as they transition from the Department of Corrections and reintegrate into their communities.

Prior to his appointment, Vasquez was a deputy prosecuting attorney for the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office. He also spent time as an attorney in private practice, a contract attorney for the State of Indiana, and a public defender for the Felony Division of the Lake County Public Defender’s Office.

Vasquez earned a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Indiana University. He then completed a J.D. at Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1991. He is admitted to practice in Indiana, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

His memberships have included the American Bar Association, the American Judges Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association, the Lake County Hispanic Bar Association, and the Calumet American Inn of Court. He has also been involved with the Indiana Judicial Conference, the Hispanic Organization Promoting Excellence, and the Crisis Center.