Sharon Lovelace Blackburn
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Sharon Lovelace Blackburn | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| Assumed office May 8, 2015 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Preceded by | U. W. Clemon |
| Succeeded by | Karon O. Bowdre |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| In office May 30, 1991 – May 8, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | Annemarie Axon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sharon Lovelace May 7, 1950 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | University of Alabama (BA) Cumberland School of Law (JD) |
Sharon Lovelace Blackburn (born May 7, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Education and career
Born in
Robert Varner of the Middle District of Alabama, from 1977 to 1978. She was a staff attorney of Birmingham Area Legal Services in Birmingham, Alabama in 1979, and was then an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, in the Civil Division from 1979 to 1985, and in the Criminal Division from 1985 to 1991.[1]
Federal judicial service
On April 11, 1991, Blackburn was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 24, 1991, and received her commission on May 30, 1991. She served as Chief Judge from 2006 to 2013. She assumed senior status on May 8, 2015.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Blackburn, Sharon Lovelace - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Sources
- Sharon Lovelace Blackburn at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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