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American judge Larry J McKinney pased away at 73
Larry J. McKinney (born 1944) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
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- American judge Larry J McKinney pased away at 73
- Education and career
- Federal judicial service
- References
Education and career
Born in South Bend, Indiana, 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.
Federal judicial service
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.