Senior Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2023-present

No caucus information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1998-2009, 2016-2023

Chief Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2009-2016

Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 1990-1998

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, March 2, 1998

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, July 15, 1997

Partner, Hayes and Young, Evansville, Indiana, 1980-1990

Corporation Counsel, Evansville, Indiana, 1985-1987

Public Defender, Indiana Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 1983-1985

Member, Board of Visitors, Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Youth First, present

Member, Judicial Conference Committee for Space and Facilities, present

Former Member, Administration of the Magistrate Judges System Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States

Member, Board of Directors, Evansville Bar Association

Former Member, Evansville Board of Public Works

Former Member, Evansville Downtown Master Plan Steering Committee

Former Board Member, Evansville Museum of Art and Sciences

Former Board Member, Evansville Rehabilitation Center

Member, House of Delegates of the Indiana State Bar Association

Former Board Member, Southwestern Indiana Easter Seal Society

Former Member, Vanderburgh County Community Corrections Advisory Board

Former Board Member, Vanderburgh County Community Foundation

Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2009-2012

President, Evansville Bar Association, 1994-1995

Member, Indiana Supreme Court, Committee on the Rules of Evidence, 1994-1995