Tanya Pratt's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. District Court - Southern
- Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court - Southern
Contact Information
Office
Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse
46 East Ohio Street, Courtroom 344, Chambers 330
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Full Name:
Tanya Walton Pratt
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1959
Birth Place:
Indianapolis, IN
JD, School of Law, Howard University, 1984
BA, Spelman College, 1981
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2021-present
No caucus information on file.
Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2010-present
Former Partner, Walton & Pratt
Judge, Probate Division, Marion Superior Court, Indiana, 2009-2010
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, June 15, 2010
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, January 20, 2010
Judge, Criminal Division, Marion Superior Court, Indiana, 1997-2008
Master Commissioner, Marion County Superior Court, 1993-1996
Attorney, Private Practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1984-1996
Master, American Inn of Court, present
Member, Indiana Lawyer Reader Advisory Panel, present
Member, Indiana State Bar Association, present
Member, Marion County Bar Associations, present
Member, National Association of Women Judges, present
Member, Board of Directors of the Marion County Bar Association
Member, CLEO Advisory Board
Member, House of Delegates for the Indiana Bar Association
Appointed by Chief Justice Randall Shepard, Appointed, Indiana Sentencing Policy Study Commission
Former Vice President, Indianapolis Bar Association
Member, Marion Superior Court Executive Committee
Chair, Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday Commission, 2001-2007