Jane Magnus-Stinson
2024 - Present
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Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. She joined the court in 2010 after a nomination by President Barack Obama (D). She assumed senior status on July 1, 2024.[1]
Early life and education
Magnus-Stinson graduated from Butler University in 1979 with her bachelor's degree and graduated with her law degree from the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis in 1983.[2][1]
Professional career
- 2000: Adjunct Faculty, Indiana University School of Law
- 1995-2007: Judge, Marion County Superior Court, Indiana
- 1991-1995: Office of Gov. Evan Bayh, Indiana
- 1991: Executive Assistant
- 1991-1995: Counsel
- 1994-1995: Deputy Chief of Staff
- 1988-1995: Adjunct Faculty, Indiana University School of Law
- 1983-1990: Private Practice, Indianapolis, Indiana[2][3]
Judicial career
Southern District of Indiana
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Jane Magnus-Stinson |
| Court: Southern District of Indiana |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 138 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: January 20, 2010
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: February 11, 2010
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: March 11, 2010
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| Confirmed: June 7, 2010
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| Vote: Voice vote
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On January 18, 2010 Magnus-Stinson was recommended for nomination as a justice for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to President Obama by Senators Evan Bayh and Richard Lugar. The seat that Magnus-Stinson was nominated for was vacated when Larry McKinney took senior status in 2009.[2][4]
Magnus-Stinson received a rating of Unanimously Well Qualified from the American Bar Association.[5]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Magnus-Stinson had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 11, 2010.[5] The Committee voted to forward her nomination to the full Senate on March 11, 2010 and the Senate voted to confirm her on June 7, 2010 by voice vote.[6]
Awards and associations
- Member of the Indianapolis Bar Association
- Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association Pro Bono Standing Committee
- Co-chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association Professionalism Committee
- Moderator of the Indianapolis Bar Association leadership series
- Named Outstanding Judge by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Received the Outstanding Service Award from the Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault[7]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography of Magnus-Stinson
- List of Southern District of Indiana judges
- Biography from Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bayh Press Release "Senator Bayh Makes Historic Judicial Announcements," January 18, 2010
- ↑ Indy Star "Bayh recommends 2 women for U.S. judgeships," January 18, 2010
- ↑ WIBC "Two Indianapolis Judges to Be Nominated to Federal Bench," January 18, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Judicial Nomination Materials (dead link)
- ↑ Judicial Nominations and Confirmations: 111th Congress
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana 2010-2024 |
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