Sharon Lovelace Blackburn
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Senior status. Born 1950.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Apr 11, 1991
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- May 24, 1991
- Commissioned
- May 30, 1991
- Senior status
- May 8, 2015
Education
- B.A., University of Alabama, 1973
- J.D., Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1977
Career
- Law clerk, J. O. Sentell, clerk, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1977
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert Varner, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 1977-78
- Staff attorney, Birmingham Area Legal Services, Birmingham, Alabama, 1979
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Alabama, 1979-1991
- Civil Division, 1979-1985
- Criminal Division, 1985-1991
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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