Karon O. Bowdre
| Karon O. Bowdre | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Sharon Lovelace Blackburn |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| Assumed office November 8, 2001 |
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| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Sam C. Pointer, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Samford University Cumberland School of Law |
Karon Owen Bowdre (born 1955) is the Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. She joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Bowdre graduated from Samford University with her Bachelor's degree in 1977 and later from Cumberland School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1981.
Legal career
She was a law clerk for Junius Foy Guin, Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama from 1981 to 1982. Bowdre was a partner at the Birmingham, Alabama firm of Rives & Peterson from 1982 to 1990. Beginning in 1989, Bowdre became a full-time Professor of law at Samford University Cumberland School of Law where she taught insurance law, legal ethics, and professional responsibility, and directed Cumberland’s legal research and writing program before her federal appointment in 2001.[1]
Federal Judicial Career
In 2001, Bowdre was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001 to a seat vacated by Sam Clyde Pointer Jr. Bowdre was confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 2001 on a Senate vote and received her commission on November 8, 2001. She assumed the position of Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on November 18, 2013.
Sources
- Karon O. Bowdre at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
References
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 2013–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 2001–present |
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- Cumberland School of Law alumni
- Samford University alumni
- American women judges
- People from Montgomery, Alabama
