U.S. Magistrate Judge Doris L. Pryor of Carmel was sworn-in to office during a formal ceremony last month at the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Indianapolis. Pryor previously served as the national security chief for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana. (Submitted photo)

U.S. Magistrate Judge Doris Pryor, second from left, is joined by staff members, from left, Chris McGee, Meg Kent, Carrie Griffin and Lindsay Llewellyn. (Submitted photo)