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Following the first round of interviews, three Indianapolis Bar Association members remain in the hunt to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court. Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher, Marion Superior Court Judge Robyn Moberly, and Bingham McHale partner Karl Mulvaney are among the nine semi-finalists announced by the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.
FisherThomas Fisher
Indiana Solicitor General
Education: A.B. summa cum laude Wabash College; J.D. magna cum laude Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington
Admission to the Indiana Bar: October 31, 1994
Significant legal matter noted on application: Served as counsel of record in the U.S. Supreme Court and argued successfully that the Sixth Amendment does not guarantee the right of self-representation for a mentally impaired but trial-competent defendant.
Jury Experience: No jury trial experience.
MoberlyThe Hon. Robyn Moberly
Judge, Marion Superior Court
Education: B.A. Indiana University; J.D. cum laude Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis
Admission to the Indiana Bar: May 18, 1978
Significant legal matter noted on application: Presided over a capital case, entering several months after it was filed. Posted chronological case entries on the court website along with copies of pleadings to facilitate media access which was new to the court system at the time.
Jury Experience: As a practicing attorney was involved in approximately jury trials (civil & criminal). Has preside over 16-20 jury trials each year in civil court.
MulvaneyKarl L. Mulvaney
Partner, Bingham McHale LLP
Education: B.S. cum laude The Ohio State University; J.D. cum laude Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis
Admission to the Indiana Bar: October 11, 1977
Significant legal matter noted on application: Involved in a case involving the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals’ application and enforcement of what was then relatively new Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and one of its purposes which was to thwart child stealing.
Jury Experience: No jury trial experience, but numerous bench trials.
On July 30th the Judicial Nominating Commission will interview the nine named semi-finalists. The Commission will consider those nine applicants in an executive session. The Commission will then vote on the final nominees in public. A press release naming the finalists will be posted to courts.in.gov shortly after the public vote.
In May, Justice Theodore R. Boehm announced he would step down from the bench on September 30, 2010. The seven-member Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission is searching for Justice Boehmís successor. Chaired by Chief Justice Shepard, the Commission interviews the candidates and will send the names of three candidates to Governor Mitch Daniels. The Governor will select Indiana’s next justice.•
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