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'''William T. Lawrence''' (born 1947) is a |
'''William T. Lawrence''' (born 1947) is a [[Senior status|Senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana]]. |
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Revision as of 22:36, 18 October 2018
William T. Lawrence | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2018 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
| In office June 30, 2008 – July 1, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Daniel Tinder |
| Succeeded by | James Patrick Hanlon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William T. Lawrence 1947 (age 76–77) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Education | Indiana University (B.S.) Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D.) |
William T. Lawrence (born 1947) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Education and career
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lawrence received a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1973. He was in private practice in Indianapolis from 1973 to 1997. He was a Public defender, Marion County Superior Court, Indiana from 1974 to 1983. He was the Master Commissioner, Marion County Circuit Court, Indiana, from 1983 to 1997. He was a Presiding judge, Marion County Circuit Court, Indiana from 1997 to 2002. He was a United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, from 2002 to 2008.
Federal judicial service
Lawrence is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Lawrence was nominated by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2008, to a seat vacated by John Daniel Tinder. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 2008, and received his commission on June 30, 2008. He assumed senior status on July 1, 2018.
Sources
- William T. Lawrence at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- 21st-century American judges
- Public defenders
- United States magistrate judges
- People from Indianapolis