Larry Jim McKinney (July 4, 1944 – September 21, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Larry J. McKinney
McKinney in 2003
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
In office
July 4, 2009 – September 21, 2017
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
In office
2001–2007
Preceded bySarah Evans Barker
Succeeded byDavid Hamilton
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
In office
July 20, 1987 – July 4, 2009
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byWilliam Elwood Steckler
Succeeded byJane Magnus-Stinson
Personal details
Born(1944-07-04)July 4, 1944
South Bend, Indiana
DiedSeptember 21, 2017(2017-09-21) (aged 73)
Edinburgh, Indiana, U.S.
EducationMacMurray College (B.A.)
Indiana University Maurer School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

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Born in South Bend, Indiana on July 4, 1944,[1] McKinney received a Bachelor of Arts degree from MacMurray College in 1966 and a Juris Doctor from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1969. He was a deputy state attorney general of Indiana from 1970 to 1971. He was in private practice in Edinburgh, Indiana from 1971 to 1975. He was in private practice in Greenwood, Indiana from 1975 to 1979. He was a Circuit Judge of Johnson County, Indiana from 1979 to 1987.[2]

Federal judicial service

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McKinney was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on May 5, 1987, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana vacated by Judge William Elwood Steckler. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 17, 1987, and received his commission on July 20, 1987. He served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2007. He assumed senior status on July 4, 2009, and served in that status until his death on September 21, 2017.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Who's Who in the Midwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and Women of the Central and Midwestern States. A. N. Marquis Company. September 21, 2017. ISBN 9780837907345 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "McKinney, Larry J. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. ^ "Senior Federal Judge Larry McKinney Dies at Age 73".

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
1987–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
2001–2007
Succeeded by