INDIANAPOLIS (AP): The longest-serving federal judge in Indianapolis has decided to scale back her duties after 30 years in the position.
 
       The U.S. District Court for Southern Indiana says Judge Sarah Evans Barker has notified President Barack Obama she plans to shift to senior status effective June 30.
 
       Barker became the first woman to serve as a federal judge in Indiana when she was appointed to her position in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan.
 
       Her decisions have included her order in 2000 to seize the Indianapolis Baptist Temple over $6 million in back taxes and penalties. Barker upheld Indiana's voter ID law in 2006, but blocked implementation of much of the state's new immigration law in 2011.
 
       Barker intends to continue carrying a lighter caseload after a new judge is appointed.