Karon O. Bowdre

Karon Owen Bowdre
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Assumed office
April 25, 2020
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
November 18, 2013 – December 31, 2019
Preceded bySharon Lovelace Blackburn
Succeeded byL. Scott Coogler
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
November 8, 2001 – April 25, 2020
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded bySam C. Pointer Jr.
Succeeded byAnna M. Manasco
Personal details
Born
Karon Lynn Owen[1]

(1955-04-25) April 25, 1955 (age 69)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Spouse(s)J. Birch Bowdre, Jr.[1]
ResidenceBirmingham, Alabama[1]
EducationSamford University (BA)
Cumberland School of Law (JD)

Karon Lynn Owen Bowdre (born April 25, 1955) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. She also serves as chair of the board of trustees of Samford University.