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United States Magistrate Judge Mark Dinsmore of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will retire at the beginning of 2027, and the court is now seeking applications to fill his vacancy.
A public notice calling for applicants for the position has been posted online. Federal magistrate judges are appointed by judges of the U.S. District Court to serve eight-year terms, with eligibility for re-appointment.
Dinsmore was appointed to the court in December 2010 and was reappointed in 2018.
“On behalf of my fellow judicial officers, I congratulate Magistrate Judge Dinsmore and extend my sincere appreciation for his many years of service to the Southern District of Indiana,” Chief District Judge James R. Sweeney II said in a written statement. “He has served our court with unwavering commitment, dedication, thoughtfulness, and professionalism. We hope that his next chapter will be rewarding and fulfilling, as he rightly deserves.”
Representatives for Dinsmore did not immediately respond to The Indiana Lawyer’s request for comment Monday.
Before joining the court, Dinsmore practiced at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where he focused in areas of complex commercial disputes and construction litigation matters. During his time at the firm, Dinsmore was chair of the firm’s Litigation Department Technology Committee.
At the firm, he represented the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an international arbitration arising out of the Dayton Accords that ended the Balkan war.
Before joining Barnes & Thornburg in 1996, Dinsmore served as a law clerk for Judge John Daniel Tinder, who at the time served the U.S. District Court in Southern Indiana.
Before law school, Dinsmore served as a captain in the U.S. Army and spent time in the Republic of Korea.
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