Sarah Evans Barker at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 14, 1984–present
Sarah Evans Barker
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1981-1984
- Private practice, Indianapolis, IN, 1977-1981
- First assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 1976-1977
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 1972-1976
- Director of research/director of scheduling and advance, U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy re-election campaign, 1972-present
- Special counsel to U.S. Senate Government Operations Committee, permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 1971-1972
- Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy, IL, 1969-1971
- Legislative assistant, U.S. Rep. Gilbert Gude, MD, 1969-present
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Indiana, 1984-2014
Education
- Indiana University
Personal record
Born 1943 · Mishawaka, IN
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Counsel should expect to bring with him/her whatever personal computer he/she expects to use during a trial or proceeding. Counsel should familiarize himself/herself with the Court’s electronic evidence display system in advance of the proceeding to avoid any missteps or awkwardness. 2.Courtroom%20Procedures%20SEB.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1377436CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/170/sarah-evans-barker/Courtroom%20Procedures%20SEB.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.insd.uscourts.gov/sites/insd/files/Courtroom%20Procedures%20SEB.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts