INSD Judges & Courtrooms

For All Courtrooms:

Learn about available Courtroom Technology, including the Video Evidence Presentation System (VEPS).
All judges have adopted the Uniform Case Management Plan for civil cases. All Judges have also adopted Uniform Case Management Plans for the handling of Patent cases.
The Seventh Circuit's Standards of Professional Conduct apply for all judges and courtrooms.

Judges' Contact Information, Biographies, and Preferred Operating and Courtroom Procedures:

Chief Judge Richard L. Young
Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Judge William T. Lawrence
Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Senior Judge Larry J. McKinney

Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker
Magistrate Judge Kennard P. Foster
Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann
Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch
Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore
Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue
New Albany Part-Time Magistrate Judge Michael G. Naville
Terre Haute Part-Time Magistrate Judge Craig M. McKee

Information on Protective Orders and Documents Filed Under Seal - 06/26/2009

Click here to learn more information about protective orders.

Judicial Disclosures:

Consistent with the September, 2006 Judicial Conference policy on disclosure of judges' privately funded educational seminars, below are links to two related reporting systems -- one for educational program providers and one for judges who may attend such programs. These systems are intended to assist program providers, courts and judges in making the necessary disclosures while providing public access to the information.

Educational Program Providers’ Disclosure Reporting System

Report of Judges' Attendance at Seminars for the Southern District of Indiana

The Divisions in which the District Judges Preside:

The District Judges for the Southern District of Indiana preside over civil and criminal matters in the court's divisions as set forth below:

Indianapolis Division:

          Civil Cases                                                Criminal Cases
          Chief Judge Richard L. Young                     Judge Sarah Evans Barker
          Judge Sarah Evans Barker                          Judge William T. Lawrence
          Judge William T. Lawrence                        Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson
          Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson                   Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
          Judge Tanya Walton Pratt                         Senior Judge Larry J. McKinney
          Senior Judge Larry J. McKinney

         Terre Haute Division:

          Civil and Criminal Cases
          Judge William T. Lawrence
          Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson
          Senior Judge Larry J. McKinney

          Evansville Division:

          Civil and Criminal Cases
          Chief Judge Richard L. Young

          New Albany Division:

          Civil and Criminal Cases
          Chief Judge Richard L. Young
          Judge Sarah Evans Barker
          Judge Tanya Walton Pratt

District Court Judges:

Chief Judge Richard L. Young

Evansville
Chambers Room 310
Courtroom Room 301

Evansville Office
(812) 434-6444
(812) 434-6445 FAX
Evansville Courtroom Deputy
(812) 434-6414
Indianapolis
Chambers Room 353
Courtroom Room 349
Indianapolis Office
(317) 229-3692
(317) 229-3697 FAX
Indianapolis Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3725

Judge Sarah Evans Barker

Indianapolis
Chambers Room 210
Courtroom Room 216

Office
(317) 229-3600
(317) 229-3607 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3602

Judge William T. Lawrence

Indianapolis
Chambers Room 204
Courtroom Room 202

Office
(317) 229-3610
(317) 229-3619 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3615

Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson

Indianapolis
Chambers Room 514
Courtroom Room 307

Office
(317) 229-3670
(317) 229-3678 FAX
Judge_Stinson_Chambers@insd.uscourts.gov

Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3672

Judge Tanya Walton Pratt

          Indianapolis
          Chambers Room 524
          Courtroom Room 344

Office
(317) 229-3981
(317) 229-3990 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3916

Senior Judge Larry J. McKinney

Indianapolis
Chambers Room 361
Courtroom Room 349

Office
(317) 229-3650
(317) 229-3655 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3622

Magistrate Judges:

Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

Indianapolis
Chambers Room 234
Courtroom Room 238

Office
(317) 229-3660
(317) 229-3664 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3707

Magistrate Judge Kennard P. Foster

Indianapolis
Chambers Room 468
Courtroom Room 243

Office
(317) 229-3620
(317) 229-3629 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3622

Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann

Evansville
Chambers Room 328
Courtroom Room 335

Office
(812) 434-6430
(812) 434-6434 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(812) 434-6415

Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

Indianapolis
Chambers Room 277
Courtroom Room 272

Office
(317) 229-3630
(317) 229-3637 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3631

Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore

Indianapolis

Chambers Room 257

Courtroom Room 243

Office
(317) 229-3901
(317) 229-3909 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3908

Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue

        Indianapolis
          Chambers Room 255
          Courtroom Room 243

Office
(317) 229-3930
(317) 229-3931 FAX
Courtroom Deputy
(317) 229-3723

Magistrate Judge Michael Naville

Part-Time, New Albany

Office
(812) 949-1000

Biography

Magistrate Judge Craig M. McKee

Part-Time, Terre Haute

Office
(812) 232-4311

Biography

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana ▪ Updated October 12, 2011