Robing ceremony for new COA Judge Felix set for Thursday

Judge Paul Felix (center) takes the oath to become a Court of Appeals of Indiana judge, joined by Senior Judge Margret Robb (left) and Chief Judge Robert Altice. (Photo courtesy of Court of Appeals)

Judge Paul Felix, the newest judge on the Court of Appeals of Indiana, will have his robing ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Indiana Supreme Court courtroom at the Statehouse.

Gov. Eric Holcomb selected Felix to join the appellate court in June. He fills a vacancy left by retired Judge Margret Robb, who is now a senior judge on the Court of Appeals.

Felix officially joined the Court of Appeals earlier this month in a private swearing-in ceremony.

Felix came to the Court of Appeals from the Hamilton Circuit Court in Noblesville, where he was a judge since 2009.

At an event announcing Felix as his appointee, Holcomb praised Felix’s compassion, fairness and commitment to equal access to justice.

“Those traits come out very quickly when you spend even just a few minutes with Judge Felix,” Holcomb said. “He sees people … when their lives have been turned upside down or ripped inside out, when they’re at their last wits end, don’t know where to turn.”