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U.S. District Chief Judge Richard L. Young, left, swears in Judge Tanya Walton Pratt during an investiture ceremony at the federal courthouse in Indianapolis Oct. 8, as her husband, Marcel, looks on. Taking the seat of former District Judge David F. Hamilton who moved to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Pratt is the first African-American federal jurist in Indiana and the third woman on the Southern District bench. (IBJ Photo/ Perry Reichanadter)Please enable JavaScript to view this content.