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An annual celebration by Indiana’s courts of the signing of the U.S. Constitution continues this year, as more than 40 Hoosier judges will meet with thousands of students and civic members to celebrate Constitution Day.
This year marks the 236th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution.
In 2004, Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia sponsored legislation designating Sept. 17 of each year as Constitution Day and requiring public schools and government offices to provide educational programs to promote a better understanding of the Constitution.
According to the Indiana Supreme Court, 46 judicial officers from across the state will meet with nearly 3,500 students and civic group members to celebrate Constitution Day in September.
Indiana courts commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, with a program that brings judges into schools and out into their communities.
The following judges are visiting schools in Indiana sometime around Constitution Day:
Adams County
Judge Chad Kukelhan at Bellmont, Adams Central and South Adams Elementary Schools
Allen County
Judge David Avery at Woodlan Elementary
Carroll County
Judge Troy Hawkins at Carroll Elementary and Delphi Rotary
Clark County
Judge Lisa Glickfield at Silver Creek
Judge Brad Jacobs at Jeffersonville High School
Magistrate Judge Lisa Reger at Greenville Elementary (Floyd County)
Dearborn County
Judge Jonathan Cleary at Lawrenceburg High School
Elkhart County
Judge Christopher Spataro at Elkhart High School
Floyd County
Judge Maria Granger at East Washington Elementary School
Jennings County
Judge Ellie Bright at Brush Creek Elementary, Scipio Elementary and St. Mary’s School
Lake County
Judge Rehana Adat-Lopez at Kolling Elementary and Gary Lighthouse Primary School
Judge Julie Cantrell at Lew Wallace Elementary, Solon Robinson Elementary and Taft Middle School
Judge Aleksandra Dimitrijevic at Munster Schools
Judge Kristina Kantar at Area Career Center Hammond
Judge Marissa McDermott at Hammond Academy of Science and Technology
Judge John Sedia at Scott Middle School
Magistrate Judge David Urbanski at Munster Schools
Lawrence County
Referee Anah Gouty at St. Vincent de Paul
Judge Nathan Nikirk to Bedford Middle School, Mitchell Middle School and Lawrence County Independent Schools
Marion County
Chief Justice Loretta Rush at Shortridge High School
Justice Christopher Goff at Grant Regional Career Center (Grant County)
Magistrate Judge Stefanie Crawford at Lawrence North High School
Judge Alicia Gooden at Fishers High School (Hamilton County)
Magistrate Judge Therese Hannah at St. Michael – St. Gabriel Elementary School
Judge Jennifer Harrison at St. Simon the Apostle
Judge Amy Jones at Nativity Catholic School
Judge James Joven at Bishop Chatard High School
Judge Melanie Kendrick at Christel House
Judge John Kitley at Kitley Intermediate
Judge Brenda A. Roper at George Washington High School
Judge Marc Rothenberg at Hasten Hebrew Academy
Judge Philip Sheward at Mary Castle Elementary
Miami County
Judge Jacob Winkler at Maconaquah Middle School
Montgomery County
Judge Daniel Petrie at Crawfordsville High School
Perry County
Judge Lucy Goffinet at William Tell Elementary
Porter County
Judge Mary DeBoer at Immanuel Lutheran School
Judge Michael Fish at Washington Township High School
St. Joseph County
Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Hardtke at Penn Harris Madison Penn High School
Judge Elizabeth Hurley at Walkerton Elementary School and Penn High School
Magistrate Judge Graham Polando at John Adams High School
Judge Stephanie Steele at Clay International Academy
Tippecanoe County
Judge Kristen McVey at Lafayette Catholic School system
Judge Sean Persin at McCutcheon High School
Vanderburgh County
Magistrate Judge Celia Pauli at Holy Rosary Catholic School
Warrick County
Judge Krista Hamby Weiberg at Newburgh Elementary School
Wayne County
Commissioner Austin Shadle at Centerville-Abington Elementary and Centerville Junior High School
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