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Jane Magnus-Stinson's Biography

Contact Information

Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
46 East Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

U.S. District Court
Clerk's Office, Room 105
46 East Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Full Name:

Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1958

Birth Place:

LaCrosse, WI

BA, Butler University, 1979

JD, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, 1979

No political experience information on file.

Chief Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2016-2021

Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2010-2016

Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2007-2010

Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, June 7, 2010

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, January 20, 2010

Judge, Marion County Superior Court, 1995-2007

Associate Presiding Judge, Marion Superior Court, 2005-2006

Adjunct Faculty Member, Indiana University School of Law, 1988-1995, 2000

Counsel/Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor Evan Bayh, 1991-1995

Executive Assistant, Office of Governor Evan Bayh, Indiana, 1991

Attorney, Lewis and Wagner, 1983-1990

Lawyer, Private Practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1983-1990

Member, Indianapolis Bar Association, present

Chair, Indianapolis Bar Association, Professionalism Committee, present

Former President, Big Sisters of Central Indiana

Former Board of Managers, Indiana Judges Association

Former Chair, Indiana Judges Association, Criminal Jury Instructions Committee

Former Board of Directors, Indiana Judicial Conference

Former Vice-Chair, Wishard Memorial - Eskenazi Health Foundation Board of Directors

Chair, Indianapolis Bar Association, Pro Bono Standing Committee, 2005-2006

Vice President, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2004

Board of Managers, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2002-2003

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