Judge Michael P. Barnes
(Third District)

115 W. Washington Street
Suite 1270 South Tower
Indianapolis, IN  46204
(317) 232-6887

Michael P. Barnes was appointed to the Indiana Court of Appeals by Governor Frank O’Bannon on May 22, 2000. He received his B.A. from St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1973.

Judge Barnes was a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and privately practiced law in South Bend from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 he was elected the St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, a position he held for 20 years. During that tenure, Judge Barnes was elected President of the National District Attorneys Association (1995-1996), Chairman of the Board, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council (1982-1983, 1992-1993), President of the St. Joseph County Bar Association (1992-1993), National Board of Trial Advocacy (1995-1996), National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women (1997), Chairman of the Board of Regents, National College of District Attorneys (1997-1998), American Prosecutor’s Research Institute (1997-1998), and various other professional and civic organizations.

Judge Barnes is a member of the Indiana Bar Foundation, the St. Joseph County Bar Association, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the St. Joseph County Juvenile Justice Center and the Indiana Judges Association.