| Barbara M. Lynn | |
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| Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1999 |
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| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Harry Barefoot Sanders, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 Binghamton, New York |
Barbara M. Lynn (born 1952) is a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, with chambers in Dallas, Texas.
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Born in Binghamton, New York, Lynn received a B.A. from University of Virginia in 1973. She received a J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1976.
Judge Lynn was in private practice from 1976 to 1999 at the law firm Carrington Coleman in Dallas, Texas. Lynn was the firm's first female associate and then became the firm's first female partner prior to joing the bench.[1]
On March 25, 1999, Lynn was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Harry Barefoot Sanders, Jr. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 17, 1999 and received her commission on November 22, 1999.
Dallas Mayor corruption
Judge Lynn was the presiding judge in the case of former Dallas Mayor Pro-Tempore Don Hill. Hill, and his wife Sheila Farrington Hill were sentenced on February 26, 2010 after being convicted on bribery and money laundering charges. Don Hill was sentenced to eighteen years in prison while his wife was sentenced to nine years in prison. The judge called the actions "a betrayal to our city".[2]