The Hon.

Kellie

M.

Barr

Kellie M. Barr was appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge on November 1, 2022. 

Judge Barr is a 2003 graduate of Indiana University – Bloomington, where she received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Speech & Hearing Sciences and a Minor in Spanish. Judge Barr earned her law degree from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2006. While in law school, she was an Articles Editor for the Indiana Law Journal, Champion of the Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, and a recipient of the National Order of Barristers honor. She also served as Chief Justice of the Sherman Minton Moot Court Board and as a class representative for the Student Bar Association.

Prior to becoming a U.S. Magistrate Judge, Judge Barr served as a law clerk for the Indiana Court of Appeals (2006-2008), as a litigation and appellate associate at Bose McKinney & Evans (2008-2010), and as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson (2010-2017). In 2017, she joined the legal team of Indiana's largest healthcare system, where she was promoted to positions of increasing responsibility until her appointment to the bench.

Judge Barr is very involved in civic education and has previously served on the Civic & Education Outreach Committee of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association.  She is a frequent speaker to student groups that tour the courthouse.  Judge Barr has completed the Civil Mediation Training Program offered by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum.

Judge Barr was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation in 2021 and is currently a Master Member of the Indianapolis chapter of American Inns of Court.  In 2023, Judge Barr received the Mentorship Award from the Indianapolis Bar Association's Women & the Law Division.  Judge Barr currently serves as an at-large member of the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Bar Association.