# Kenneth Francis Ripple

> Federal judicial disclosures.

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/disclosures/12253

## Record

- **Judge:** Kenneth Francis Ripple
- **Year:** 2013
- **Report type:** Annual
- **Pages:** 15

## Text

Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund — Buy (add'l)
Key Bank, So. Bend, IN IRA - CD — Interest
Key Bank, So. Bend, IN IRA - CD — Interest
Dreyfus Fund - IRA (Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Ine.) — None
Notre Dame FCU - Notre Dame, IN savings & checking account — Interest
US. Savings Bonds — None
UND TIAA/CREF Retirement Fund — Int/Div
Prudential Insurance Policy #1 — Int/Div
Prudential Insurance Policy #2 — Int/Div
Conseco Whole Life Insurance Policy #1 — None
Conseco Whole Life Insurance Policy 42 — None
Metlife Whole Life Insurance Policy — None
Trust #5 — Int/Div
Fidelity Contra Fund 2022
Units in Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank
Units in Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank
Morgan Stanley Inst] Int] Eq-l
New World Fd - F2
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund #316
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38
Robeco BP A/Cap Value-Is
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - In {Vanguard Muni Bond ST Port Fund)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Fidelity Contra Fund 2022 — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Fidelity Contra Fund #022 — Sold (part)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Inv — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Inv — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Inv — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Morgan Stanley Instl Intl Eq-1 — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Iny — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Sold (part)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Inv — Sold (part)
Units in Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank — Sold (part)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Inv — Buy (add'l)
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund #316 — Buy (add'l)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Iny — Sold (part)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Inv — Buy (add'l)
Fidelity Contra Fund 2022 — Buy (add'l)
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund #316 — Buy (add'l)
Morgan Stanley Inst] Intl Eqg-1 — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Robeco BP A/Cap Value-ls — Buy (add'l)
New World Fd - F2 — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Sold
Trust #6 — Int/Div
Fidelity Contra Fund 2022
Units in Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank
Units in Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank
Morgan Stanley Inst! Intl Eq-l
New World Fd - F2
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund 2316
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38
Robeco BP A/Cap Value-ls
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Iny {Vanguard Muni Bond ST Port Fund)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Fidelity Contra Fund 2022 — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Fidelity Contra Fund 2022 — Sold (part)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund = Iny — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Iny — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Morgan Stanley Inst! Intl Eg-1 — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Iny — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Sold (part)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Iny — Sold (part)
Units in Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank — Sold (part)
Units in Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank — Sold (part)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Iny — Buy (add'l)
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund #316 — Buy (add'l)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Iny — Sold (part)
Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Buy (add'l)
Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund = Iny — Buy (add'l)
Fidelity Contra Fund 2022 — Buy (add'l)
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund £316 — Buy (add'l)
Morgan Stanley Instl Intl Eq-l — Buy (add'l)
Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l)
Robeco BP A/Cap Value-ls — Buy (add'l)
New World Fd - F2 — Buy (add'l)
Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part)
American Century Inv-Equity Income Fund #38 — Sold
1st Source Bank - Checking — Interest
Rental Property #1, Grand Rapids, MI (2013 S187.000) — Rent — Buy — Place Residential Co
Judicial Judgment Back Pay
See Section VIL Part
See Section VIL Part
Gift — See Section VII, Part V
Agreement — 2013 — See Secon VII, Part 11
Agreement — 2013 — See Section VII, Part 11
Liability — Ist Source Bank — Mortgage on Rental Property #1, Grand Rapids, M1 (Part VII Line 168)
Reimbursement — See Section VIII, Part IV
Income — 2013 — Part-time teaching - University of Notre Dame — S25.872.00
1. Positions

Item No. |. Part-time Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame (joined faculty in 1977; part-time since appointment to the Judiciary).

As 4 fuculty member, Judge Ripple is entitled to purchase tickets ut a discount for athletic events. He receives, on the sume basis as other faculty members, a

discount on some items at the University bookstore. He also may use other University facilities such as the library and athletic facilities. Notre Dame provides

Judge Ripple with Westlaw and Lexis services for his academic needs. Judge Ripple had the approval of the Chief Circuit Judge for his teaching activities,

Item No, 2. During the reporting period, Judge Ripple was a member of the visiting committee of the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. Members of

the Visiting Committee simply give advice to the administration and faculty of the University. They have no authority in matters of university governance.

11. Agreement

Item No. I. TIAA/CREF Pension Fund - Prior to his appointment, Judge Ripple was a full-time employee of the University of Notre Dame, During those years

(1977-1985), both he and the University contributed on his behalf to this nution-wide pension fund for University professors. The fund is administered by a board

of trustees. Although Judge Ripple continues to teach at the University, neither he nor the University contributes to the fund as a part of this arrangement.

Item No, 2. Part-time professor, University of Notre Dame - Details are set forth above in Section VIII, I

IV. Reimbursements

As reported lust year, Judge Ripple took part in a continuing legal education program of the Indianapolis Bar Association on October 15, 2012. He was reimbursed

for lodging, meals and mileage. Reimbursement ($485.99), although mailed during 2012, was received from the Indianapolis Bar Association on January 2, 2013,

the first business day of 2013.

V. Gifts

Honorary bar association memberships listed in previous years are not listed here because the value of each is less than the reportable amount.

West Publishing Company supplies Judge Ripple with a sample set of the Federal Reporter and miscellaneous legal material for use in his chambers. The Company

makes these books available to ull federal judges. The estimated value of these materials is $1,843.57. This material 1s used for the performance of official duties.

Judge Ripple has transferred any interest he may have in these materials to the United States Government.

VIL Investments and Trusts

Item Nos. 9, 10 & 11. No dividends or interest are attributable to any individual policy of this type. Each policy does have a cash value; that value is noted.

Item Nos, 13 - 88. These are all holdings, purchase, and sale transactions within Trust No. § (Item 12).

Item No. 23. Name changed from Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund to Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Inv. during the year. The underlying

asset was not sold and this is the same fund as prior years.

Item Nos, 90 - 166, These are all holdings, purchase, and sale transactions within Trust No. 6 (Item 89),

Item No. 100. Name changed from Vanguard Municipal Bond Short-Term Portfolio Fund to Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Inv. during the year. The underlying

asset was not sold and this is the same fund as prior years.

Item No. 169, Judicial Judgment Back Pay. Judge Ripple is a member of the class of federal judges who have served between November 30, 2006 and December 9,

2013. See Barker v, United States, No, 12- 826 (Fed. C1. 2012). He has been notified that he is therefore eligible for back salary for that period. By the end of the

reporting period, the amount of that back salary had not been calculated. He received no payment during the reporting period.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/disclosures/12253. Public record. Not legal advice.