Jane Magnus-Stinson

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

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Jane Magnus-Stinson
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Progress
Confirmed 138 days after nomination.
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
Hearing: February 11, 2010
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
Reported: March 11, 2010
Confirmed: June 7, 2010
Vote: Voice vote

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's Public Questionnaire Available Here

Questions for the Record available here

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