Tanya Walton Pratt
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Federal judgeship nomination
On January 18, 2010 Judge Pratt was nominated for a federal judgeship for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. She is the first African-American to receive a nomination for the Southern District of Indiana. [1]
Pratt was recommended for nomination to President Obama by Senator Evan Bayh. The seat that Pratt is nominated for was vacated when David Hamilton was elevated to the Seventh Circuit in 2009. [2][3][4]
Pratt received a substantial majority rating of "Well Qualified" and a minority rating of "Qualified" from the American Bar Association. [5]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Pratt had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 11, 2010. [5]
Education
Pratt graduated from Spelman College in 1981 with her bachelor's degree and earned her law degree in 1984 from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. [1]
Legal career
Judge Pratt has served on the Marion County Superior Court since 1997. From 1997 to 2008, Pratt handled criminal felony cases. In 2008, Pratt was re-assigned to handling probate cases. Before becoming a Superior Court judge, Pratt was a private practice attorney and a public defender for Marion County. [1][6]
Awards and associations
- Member of the Marion Superior Court Executive Committee
- Member of the House of Delegates for the Indiana Bar Association
- Chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday Commission in Indiana, 2001 - 2007 [2]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Indianapolis Star "Marion County judge could make history", January 18, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Five to Serve on the United States District Court Bench", January 20, 2010
- ↑ Bayh Press Release "Senator Bayh Makes Historic Judicial Announcements", January 18, 2010
- ↑ WIBC "Two Indianapolis Judges to Be Nominated to Federal Bench", January 18, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ Indy Star 'Bayh recommends 2 women for U.S. judgeships", January 18, 2010
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Federal judges nominated by Barack Obama |
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| 2009 |
Berger • Black • Butler • Chen • Childs • Chin • Conley • Davis • Diaz • Freudenthal • Gee • Gergel • Greenaway • Hamilton • Honeywell • Jackson • Kallon • Keenan • Lange • Lynch • Marshall • Martin • Navarro • Nguyen • Pearson • Peterson • Reiss • Seeborg • Sotomayor • Stranch • Thompson • Vanaskie • Viken • Wynn |
| 2010 |
Chatigny • Coleman • DeGuilio • Eagles • Feinerman • Fleissig • Foote • Goldsmith • Koh • Liu • Lohier • Magnus-Stinson • Martinez • McConnell • Mueller • O'Malley • Pratt • Matheson • Stark • Totenberg • Treadwell • Tucker |
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