# Kenneth Francis Ripple > Federal judicial disclosures. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/disclosures/32622 ## Record - **Judge:** Kenneth Francis Ripple - **Year:** 2020 - **Pages:** 10 ## Text Key Bank, So. Bend, IN IRA - Money Market — Interest — Sold (part) IRA BNY Mellon Equity Income Fund- Class A — Dividend — Sold (part) Notre Dame FCU - Notre Dame, IN savings & checking account — Interest U.S. Savings Bonds — None UND TIAA/CREF Retirement Fund (H) TIAA Traditional — Int./Div. CREF Stock R3 — None CREF Stock R2 — None Prudential Whole Life Insurance Policy #1 — Dividend Prudential Whole Life Insurance Policy #2 — Dividend Wilcac Life Insurance Whole Life Policy #1 (formerly Wilco Life Insur) — None Wilcac Life Insurance Whole Life Policy #2 (formerly Wilco Life Insur) — None Brighthouse Whole Life Insurance Policy — None Trust #5 (H) Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm — Dividend — Buy Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm — Distributed Promissory Note G. Ripple & E. Talarico — Distribution — Distributed Trust #7 (H) Nuveen Short Dur H/Y Muni-I — Dividend — Sold Pimco Municipal Bond-Inst — Dividend Vanguard Intm Trm T/E — Dividend Vanguard Long-Trm T/E — Dividend — Buy (add'l) Vanguard Long-Trm T/E — Buy (add'l) Voya Strategic Inc Opp-I — Dividend Boston Partners INV All Cap Val Inst — Dividend — Sold (part) Boston Partners INV All Cap Val Inst — Sold (part) Boston Partners INV All Cap Val Inst — Buy (add'l) Fidelity Contrafund — Dividend — Buy (add'l) Fidelity Contrafund — Sold (part) Fidelity Contrafund — Sold (part) Fidelity Contrafund — Sold (part) Fidelity Contrafund — Sold (part) Fidelity Contrafund — Sold (part) Fidelity Contrafund — Sold (part) Fidelity Contrafund — Sold (part) Fidelity Contrafund — Buy (add'l) iShares Russell 2000 ETF — Dividend — Buy (add'l) iShares Russell 2000 ETF — Buy (add'l) T Rowe PR Mid Cap Grow-I — Dividend — Sold (part) T Rowe Price New Amer Grw-I — Dividend — Buy (add'l) T Rowe Price New Amer Grw-I — Buy (add'l) T Rowe Price New Amer Grw-I — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Distribution — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Buy (add'l) Federated Hermes Govt Obl (formerly Federated Gov Obli Fd-Prm) — Sold (part) Mnsty Mcky H/Y Muni Bnd-I (X) — Dividend — Buy First Trust Value Line Dvd (X) — Dividend — Buy Promissory Note G. Ripple & E. Talarico (X) — Interest 1st Source Bank - Checking — Interest Teacher's Credit Union Savings Account — None See Section VIII, Part I See Section VIII, Part I See Section VIII, Part I Gift — See Section VIII, Part V Agreement — 2020 — See Section VIII, Part II Agreement — 2020 — See Section VIII, Part II Reimbursement — See Section VIII, Part IV Income — 2020 — Part-time teaching - University of Notre Dame — $28,181.55 I. Positions Item No. 1. Part-time Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame (joined faculty in 1977; part-time since appointment to the Judiciary). As a faculty member, Judge Ripple is entitled to purchase tickets at a discount for athletic events. He receives, on the same 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. Member, Judicial Advisory Board, American Society of International Law. During the reporting period, Judge Ripple served on this board whose function is to advise the Society of the educational needs of the judiciary in the area of International law and to inform the Society of the cases that have been decided by the courts in that area. Each circuit has a representative. Judge Ripple was designated by the Chief Judge of the Circuit, and his appointment was approved by Justice Ginsburg, who then served as chair of the Committee. Item No. 3. Advisor, American Law Institute, Restatement of the Law, 3d, Conflicts of Law. During the reporting period, Judge Ripple served with other judges and lawyers as an advisor to this project of the American Law Institute. He served as a volunteer with no reimburseable travel expenses for meetings during the reporting period. Advisors have no authority over the management of the American Law Institute. II. Agreement Item No. 1. 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 nation-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 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 Item No 1. On November 22, 2019, Judge Ripple attended a meeting of the Judicial Advisory Committee of the American Society of International Law. He was reimbursed for food, lodging, and travel. Although the trip was made in 2019, he was not reimbursed until 2020. The reimbursement is therefore reported in this 2020 report. V. Gifts 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 all federal judges. The estimated value of materials received in 2020 is $2,527.46. These materials are used for the performance of official duties. Judge Ripple has transferred any interest he may have in these materials to the United States Government. VII. Investments and Trusts Item No. 5. This is a University of Notre Dame 403(B) Retirement Plan. It is an annuity contract invested in three funds. These investment funds have not changed from the prior year, but because the Committee of Financial Disclosure requested that specific funds chosen from the plan options be disclosed, each fund has been listed. Items Nos 7 & 8. The annuity did not report any income as being credited to the CREF 2 and CREF 3 units, only a change in the value of the units. Item Nos. 9 & 10. These are whole life insurance policies, and Judge Ripple has no ability to select specific investment funds. Item Nos. 11, 12 & 13. 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. 15 - 17. These are all holdings, as well as purchase and sale transactions, within Trust No. 5 (Item 14). This trust closed in January 2020, and all holdings transferred to Trust No. 7 (Item 18). Item Nos. 19 - 69. These are all holdings, as well as purchase and sale transactions, within Trust No. 7 (Item 18). --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/disclosures/32622. Public record. Not legal advice.