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Sarah Evans Barker

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Sarah Evans Barker serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Mar 13, 1984. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Mar 13, 1984
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1943

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IndianaRonald Reagan · Mar 13, 1984

Education

  • Indiana UniversityB.S., 1965
  • American University, Washington College of LawJ.D., 1969

Career

Legislative assistant, U.S. Rep. Gilbert Gude of Maryland, 1969; Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy of Illinois, 1969-1971; Special counsel to U.S. Senate Government Operations Committee, permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 1971-1972; Director of research/director of scheduling and advance, U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy re-election campaign, 1972; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 1972-1976; First assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 1976-1977; Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1977-1981; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1981-1984; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1988-1991

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