Sharon Lovelace Blackburn (born May 7, 1950) is a

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United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Education and career

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Blackburn received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama in 1973 and a

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from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law in 1977. She was a

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to the Justice

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of the

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in 1977, and to United States District Judge

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of the Middle District of Alabama, from 1977 to 1978. She was a staff attorney of Birmingham Area Legal Services in Birmingham, Alabama in 1979, and was then an

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for the Northern District of Alabama, in the Civil Division from 1979 to 1985, and in the Criminal Division from 1985 to 1991.

Federal judicial service

On April 11, 1991, Blackburn was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 24, 1991, and received her commission on May 30, 1991. She served as Chief Judge from 2006 to 2013. She assumed senior status on May 8, 2015.

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Education and career

Federal judicial service

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