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Sarah Evans Barker

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Senior status since June 30, 2014.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Nominated
February 14, 1984
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
March 7, 1984
Committee action
Reported (favorably), March 8, 1984
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
March 13, 1984
Commissioned
March 14, 1984
Senior status
Since June 30, 2014
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1943, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Legislative assistant, U.S. Rep. Gilbert Gude of Maryland, 1969
  • Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy of Illinois, 1969-1971
  • Special counsel to U.S. Senate Government Operations Committee, permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 1971-1972
  • Director of research/director of scheduling and advance, U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy re-election campaign, 1972
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 1972-1976
  • First assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 1976-1977
  • Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1977-1981
  • U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1981-1984
  • Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1988-1991

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