# Kenneth Francis Ripple > Federal judicial disclosures. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/disclosures/6847 ## Record - **Judge:** Kenneth Francis Ripple - **Year:** 2015 - **Report type:** Annual - **Pages:** 14 ## Text Key Bank, So. Bend, IN IRA - Money Market — Interest Dreyfus Fund - IRA (Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.) — 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 #2 — None Metlife Whole Life Insurance Policy — None Trust #5 — Int Fidelity Contra Fund 2022 Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund of Ist Source Bank Morgan Stanley Instl Intl Eq-1 New World Fd - F2(Y) Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund £316 Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad Boston Partners INV All Cap Val Inst (FKA "Robeco BP A/Cap Value-1") Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Adm Nuveen Short Dur HY Muni-l Vanguard Intm Trm T/E Fd-Adm BlackRock Strat Inc Opp-Ins (X) Tax Exempt Income (X) T Rowe Price New America Growth Fund xX) 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) Fidelity Contra Fund #022 — Buy (add'l) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l) Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund 2316 — Sold (part) Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund #316 — Sold (part) Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Adm — 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) 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) 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) Morgan Stanley Inst! Intl Eg-l — Buy (add'l) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l) BlackRock Strat Inc Opp-Ins — Buy Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — 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) Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund £316 — Buy (add'l) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l) Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) Vanguard Intm Trm T/E Fd-Adm — Sold (part) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — 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) T Rowe Price New America Growth Fund — Buy Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l) Tax Exempt Income — Buy Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) New World Fd - F2 — Sold Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Sold (part) Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l) Fidelity Contra Fund 2022 — Buy (add'l) Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund #316 — Buy (add'l) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l) Morgan Stanley Inst] Intl Eq-1 — Buy (add'l) Boston Partners INV All Cap Val Inst — Buy (add'l) Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) Trust #6 — Int/Div Fidelity Contra Fund 2022 Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund of Ist Source Bank Morgan Stanley Inst! Intl Eqg-1 New World Fd - F2(Y) Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund 2316 Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad (Y) Boston Partners INV All Cap Val Inst (FKA "Robeco BP A/Cap Value-1") Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Adm Nuveen Short Dur HY Muni-l Vanguard Intm Trm T/E Fd-Adm BlackRock Strat Inc Opp-Ins (X) Tax Exempt Income (X) T Rowe Price New America Growth Fund 1X) 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) Fidelity Contra Fund 2022 — Buy (add'l) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l) Federated Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund 2316 — 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 Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Sold (part) Vanguard Short-Term T/E Fund - Adm — 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) 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) Morgan Stanley Inst] Int] Eg-l — Buy (add'l) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l) BlackRock Strat Inc Opp-Ins — Buy Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — 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) Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund #316 — 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 Tux Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l) T Rowe Price New America Growth Fund — Buy Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Buy (add'l) Tax Exempt Income — Buy Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) New World Fd - F2 — Sold Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Sold (part) Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Buy (add'l) Fidelity Contra Fund #022 — Buy (add'l) Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund £316 — Buy (add'l) Morgan Stanley Inst! Intl Eg-l — Buy (add'l) Boston Partners INV All Cap Val Inst — Buy (add'l) Federated Tax Free Obligations SS Fund — Sold (part) Fidelity Contra Fund #022 — Sold (part) Templeton Global Bond Fd-Ad — Sold Ist Source Bank - Checking — Interest Rental Property #1, Grand Rapids, Ml (2013. S187.000) — Rent See Section VIL Part See Section VIL Part See Section VII, Part See Secon VII, Part Gift — See Section VIII, Part V Agreement — 2015 — See Secon VII, Part 11 Agreement — 2015 — See Section VII, Part 11 Liability — Ist Source Bank — Mortgage on Rental Property #1, Grand Rapids, M1 (Part VII Line 149) Reimbursement — See Section VIII, Part IV Reimbursement — See Section VII, Part IV Income — 2015 — Part-time teaching - University of Notre Dame — $26,306.04 1. 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 u faculty 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 wis 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. Item No. 3. 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 i representative. Judge Ripple wis designated by the Chief Judge of the Circuit, and his appointment wis approved by Justice Ginsburg, who serves as chair of the Committee. Item No. 4. 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, but was reimbursed for travel expenses for his attendance at meetings. Advisors have no authority over the management of the American Law Institute. 11. Agreement Item No. |. 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 VIL | IV. Reimbursements From September 15, 2015 through September 19, 2015, Judge Ripple attended the Brigham Young University Constitution Day Speech in Provo, UT. It was sponsored by Brigham Young University, and Brigham Young University reimbursed him for overnight lodging, transportation and meals. From October 21, 2015 through October 23, 2015, Judge Ripple attended the American Law Institute Meeting of Advisors in Philadelphia, PA. Tt was sponsored by the American Law Institute, and the American Law Institute reimbursed him for overnight lodging, transportation and meals. 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 these materials is $1,951.00. This materials is 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. 8, 9 & 10. No dividends or interest are attributable to any dividual policy of this type. Each policy does have a cash value; that value is noted. Item Nos, 12 - 79. These are all holdings, purchase, and sale transactions within Trust No. § (Item 11). Item No. 19. Name changed from Robeco BP A/Cap Vilue-1 to Boston Partners INV All Cap Val Inst during the year. The underlying asset was not sold and this is the same fund as prior years. Item Nos. 81 « 147. These are all holdings, purchase, and sale transactions within Trust No. 5 (Item 80). Item No. 88, Name changed from Robeco BP A/Cap Vilue-1 to Boston Parters INV All Cap Val Inst during the year, The underlying asset was not sold and this is the same fund as prior years. --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/disclosures/6847. Public record. Not legal advice.