Assistant U.S. Attorney Kendra Klump Selected to Serve as a Federal Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS –Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) M. Kendra Klump has been selected by the District Judges of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to serve as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Indianapolis.

“AUSA Klump is a phenomenal leader and dedicated public servant. Her judgment, intelligence, and compassion will serve her well on the bench,” said Zachary A. Myers, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. “AUSA Klump joins a distinguished group of alumni of our office who have gone on to serve the public as federal and state judges. Although her talents will be sorely missed, the entire district will benefit greatly from her passion for public service and the rule of law.”

Klump joined the Department of Justice (DOJ) as a Criminal AUSA in the Northern District of Ohio in 2012. In 2017, Klump transferred to the Southern District of Indiana, where she continued serving as a Criminal AUSA. In February of 2022, U.S. Attorney Myers appointed Klump Chief of the Office’s Drug Trafficking Unit. During Klump’s tenure as an AUSA, she has handled a wide variety of prosecutions and trials, including complex drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies.

Prior to joining the DOJ, Klump clerked for the Honorable Judith W. Rogers on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School. She earned undergraduate degrees in physics and mathematics from Georgetown University, where she graduated summa cum laude. Prior to law school, Klump worked as a nuclear scientist for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency.