Larry Jim McKinney (July 4, 1944 – September 21, 2017) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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on July 4, 1944, McKinney received a

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degree from

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in 1966 and a

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from

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in 1969. He was a deputy state attorney general of Indiana from 1970 to 1971. He was in private practice in

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, Indiana from 1971 to 1975. He was in private practice in

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, Indiana from 1975 to 1979. He was a Circuit Judge of Johnson County, Indiana from 1979 to 1987.

Federal judicial service

McKinney was nominated by President

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on May 5, 1987, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge William Elwood Steckler. He was confirmed by the

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on July 17, 1987, and received his commission on July 20, 1987. He served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2007. He assumed senior status on July 4, 2009, and served in that status until his death on September 21, 2017.

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