April 1, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer Justice Frank Sullivan will mediate a dispute over a Lake Superior Court judgeship vacancy, the Indiana Supreme Court
ordered Monday.
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March 27, 2013
IL StaffA letter containing the names of the five finalists vying to succeed St. Joseph Superior Judge Michael P. Scopelitis has been
delivered to Gov. Mike Pence. Scopelitis will retire in June. The list was tweaked after finalist Elizabeth Hurley was appointed
to fill another pending vacancy on the court.
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March 19, 2013
IL StaffThe St. Joseph County Superior Court Judicial Nominating Commission has selected the five finalists to fill an upcoming vacancy
on the court when Chief Judge Michael P. Scopelitis retires in June.
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March 15, 2013
IL StaffThe St. Joseph Superior Court Judicial Nominating Commission meets Monday to conduct interviews of applicants to fill a vacancy
on the court due to Judge Michael P. Scopelitis’ retirement.
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March 12, 2013
IL StaffApplications are open for qualified Allen County attorneys interested in serving as a judge in Superior Court, Civil Division.
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December 28, 2012
Dave StaffordJustice Loretta Rush formally was robed the 108th justice of the Indiana Supreme Court on Friday, the third member of the
five-member court appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
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December 19, 2012
IL StaffIndiana Supreme Court Justice Loretta Rush’s formal robing ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28 in the
Supreme Court Courtroom at the Statehouse.
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November 27, 2012
IL StaffGov. Mitch Daniels announced Monday that he has selected Faith Graham to sit as judge of Tippecanoe Superior Court III. She
succeeds Loretta Rush, who was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court in September and joined the high court this month.
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October 16, 2012
Dave StaffordIndiana’s newest Court of Appeals judge also holds the distinction of being the only official appointed twice by Gov.
Mitch Daniels.
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September 26, 2012
Dave StaffordColleagues say the Supreme Court appointee brings life balance, temperament and skill to the job.
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September 14, 2012
Dave StaffordA judge with a statewide reputation as a leader in juvenile justice was named Friday as Indiana’s 108th Supreme Court
justice and the second woman to serve on the high court.
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September 14, 2012
IL StaffGov. Mitch Daniels has selected Tippecanoe Superior Judge Loretta Rush to sit on the Indiana Supreme Court. Rush is the second
woman to serve on the state's highest court.
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August 15, 2012
Dave StaffordExperts say a lack of multiple female Indiana Supreme Court finalists raises concerns.
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August 8, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission has selected the three finalists for the Supreme Court vacancy: Hamilton Superior
Judge Steve Nation, Tippecanoe Superior Judge Loretta Rush, and attorney Geoffrey Slaughter. The commission had whittled down
the number of applicants from 22 to 10 in July, and then to three Wednesday evening.
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August 8, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Judicial Nominating Commissions has finished interviewing the semifinalists who want to replace Frank Sullivan
Jr. on the Supreme Court. The commission went into executive session around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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August 8, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission Wednesday interviewed 10 semifinalists to fill the vacancy on the Indiana Supreme
Court created by the retirement of Justice Frank Sullivan Jr. Commission chair and Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Dickson
opened the interviews by asking each candidate what factors he or she believed the commission should be looking for in a justice.
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August 1, 2012
Dave StaffordAfter public interviews, who makes the cut is determined behind closed doors. So what happens when those doors close?
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August 1, 2012
Dave StaffordMeet the 10 semifinalists who hope to replace Justice Frank Sullivan Jr. on the Indiana Supreme Court.
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July 18, 2012
IL StaffSix women and four men are semifinalists for appointment to the Indiana Supreme Court.
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July 11, 2012
Dave StaffordIndiana Supreme Court Justice Robert Rucker will stand for retention, ending speculation that he might become the fourth justice
to step down in the last two years.
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June 29, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission received 22 applications from attorneys and judges interested in becoming the state’s
next Supreme Court justice.
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June 20, 2012
Dave StaffordThe governor has two months to name successor to Judge Carr Darden.
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June 11, 2012
IL StaffThe names of three finalists for a judgeship on the Indiana Court of Appeals have been sent to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels
for his review and selection.
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June 4, 2012
IL StaffMarion Superior Judge Robert R. Altice Jr., public defender Patricia Caress McMath and Madison Circuit Judge Rudolph R. Pyle
III have been chosen as finalists for the Indiana Court of Appeals.
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May 29, 2012
IL StaffThe five semifinalists for the Indiana Court of Appeals will have their second round of interviews the afternoon of June 4.
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.