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Michael Barnes
Michael P. Barnes was a judge on the Indiana Court of Appeals, representing the Third District. He was appointed to the court by former Governor Frank O'Bannon (D) on May 22, 2000. He was retained to the court in 2002 and 2012.
Barnes served as Third District presiding judge from 2009 to 2011. He retired on June 1, 2018.[1][2][3] Barnes died on May 22, 2020.[4]
Education
Barnes earned his B.A. in history from St. Ambrose College in 1970 and his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1973.[1]
Career
From 1973 to 1978, Barnes served as a deputy prosecuting attorney and worked as an attorney in private practice in South Bend, Indiana. In 1978 he was elected St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney. Re-elected five times, he served as prosecuting attorney for 20 years.[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regional Director’s Citations for child support payment collection (1989) and enforcement (1998)
- 1998 Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council Eugene “Shine” Feller Award
- 1995 Indiana Family & Social Services Administration State Director’s Award for Outstanding Child Support Program
- 1989 Indiana Victim Assistance Network Special Advocate Award
- 1986 LOGAN Center’s Joseph J. Newman Award for Committed and Outstanding Advocacy on Behalf of Developmentally Disabled Individuals[1]
Associations
- Past president, National District Attorneys Association
- Former chairman of the board, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council
- Past president, St. Joseph County Bar Association
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women
- Former chairman of the board of regents, National College of District Attorneys
- American Prosecutor’s Research Institute
- Indiana Bar Foundation
- St. Joseph County Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association[1]
Elections
2012
Barnes was retained to the Indiana Court of Appeals in 2012.[5]
- See also: Indiana judicial elections, 2012
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Indiana Judicial Branch, "Indiana Court of Appeals"
- Indiana Judicial Branch: Court of Appeals of Indiana, "Judge Michael P. Barnes"
- Indiana Judicial Branch: Court of Appeals of Indiana, "Judges of the Court of Appeals"
- Indiana Judicial Branch: Court of Appeals of Indiana, "Court of Appeals Districts"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Indiana Judicial Branch: Court of Appeals of Indiana, "Judge Michael P. Barnes," accessed May 28, 2015
- ↑ Indiana Court of Appeals
- ↑ The Indiana Lawyer.com, "Barnes to retire from Court of Appeals in June," January 11, 2018
- ↑ South Bend Tribune, "Mike Barnes, former prosecutor and judge, dies at 72," May 24, 2020
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Retention Results 2012," accessed May 28, 2015
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana
State courts:
Indiana Supreme Court • Indiana Court of Appeals • Indiana Tax Court • Indiana Superior Courts • Indiana Circuit Courts • Indiana City Courts • Indiana County Courts • Indiana Municipal Courts • Indiana Small Claims Courts • St. Joseph County Probate Court • Indiana Town Courts
State resources:
Courts in Indiana • Indiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Indiana
