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Sharon Lovelace Blackburn

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Sharon Lovelace Blackburn serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Appointed by George H.W. Bush and confirmed May 24, 1991. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush
Confirmed
May 24, 1991
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1950

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of AlabamaGeorge H.W. Bush · May 24, 1991

Education

  • University of AlabamaB.A., 1973
  • Samford University, Cumberland School of LawJ.D., 1977

Career

Law clerk, J. O. Sentell, clerk, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1977; Law clerk, Hon. Robert Varner, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 1977-78; Staff attorney, Birmingham Area Legal Services, Birmingham, Alabama, 1979; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Alabama, 1979-1991; Civil Division, 1979-1985; Criminal Division, 1985-1991

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