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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 | J. P. Hanlon |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
In office 2000–2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 (age 75–76) Indianapolis,Indiana,U.S. |
Education | Indiana University (BS,JD) |
William T. Lawrence (born 1947) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Born in Indianapolis,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 within the Marion County Superior Court from 1974 to 1983. He was the master commissioner of the Marion County Circuit Court from 1983 to 1997. He was a presiding judge of the Marion County Circuit Court 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.
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