William T. Lawrence

Personal

Birthday: 
1947
Birthplace: 
Indianapolis, IN
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1973-1997
Public defender, Marion County [Indiana] Superior Court, 1974-1983
Master commissioner, Indiana Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, 1983-1997
Presiding judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, 1997-2002

Education

Name of School: 
Indiana University
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1970
Name of School - Second: 

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law - Indianapolis

The school has enjoyed great success for more than 100 years in preparing students for legal careers. The success of the school is evidenced by the prominent positions graduates have obtained in the judiciary and other branches of government, business, positions of civic leadership, and law practice. The school's more than 8,000 alumni are located in every state in the nation and several foreign countries.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1973

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
Court Name: 

Indiana Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
George W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
6/30/2008
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2002-2008