Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Daviess Circuit Judge Gregory Smith
Daviess Circuit Judge Gregory Smith was on a completely different career path when his law school acceptance letter arrived.
Daviess Circuit Judge Gregory Smith was on a completely different career path when his law school acceptance letter arrived.
When reflecting on why he wanted to go to law school, Parke Circuit Judge Sam Swaim said he was initially interested in joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Growing up a block away from the Spencer County Courthouse, now-Judge Jon Dartt used to mow grass for some of the local lawyer families.
Going to law school was initially going to be a stepping stone to what Knox Circuit Judge Monica Gilmore had planned to do: join the FBI.
Ripley Circuit Judge Ryan King said time has certainly flown by since he became a judge almost a decade ago.
Growing up in a house with an attorney for a dad, Jennings Circuit Judge Murielle Bright knew she wanted to study law.
With a judge for a dad, Brian Bade had an early exposure to the legal profession.
Law wasn’t his first career. Initially, Hugh Hunt, now the judge of the Sullivan Superior Court, worked as a funeral director.
Clinton Circuit Court Judge Brad Mohler worked to forge his own path while remaining connected to his farming roots.
Not feeling quite ready for law school, Greg Heller initially managed a trucking terminal in Wisconsin.
With a passion for community outreach, Warren Circuit Court Judge Hunter Reece said he enjoys being on the bench and finds it important to get more attorneys into rural communities.
The Harrison Superior Court judge said when he was in graduate school he first wanted to be a dentist. Then, his grandmother—whose husband was former Indiana Attorney General Philip Lutz Jr.—told him he should have a career in law.
For almost two decades before launching her legal career, Orange Superior Court Judge Debra Andry was a nurse.
Serving as the only circuit court judge in two counties is not an easy task, but Aaron Negangard said he manages.
Mary Wertz, the Brown Circuit Court judge, said her father’s pressure to make a career change influenced her decision to go to law school.
He didn’t come from a family of lawyers, but Clay Circuit Judge Joseph Trout said he knew he was going to become an attorney.