Justice David creates retention website
Facing opposition over an opinion regarding unlawful police entry, Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David has established a website in an unusual effort to campaign for retention.
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5th annual Southern District Court history symposium Nov. 16
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judges John Tinder and David Hamilton – both former judges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, are two of the featured speakers at the fifth annual Court History and Continuing Legal Education Symposium in the Southern District.
Martin selected as U.S. magistrate judge in Hammond
John E. Martin will succeed Magistrate Judge Andrew P. Rodovich in the Northern District of Indiana’s Hammond Division, the court announced. Rodovich is retiring from the bench.
Judges’, prosecutors’ pension funds receive split of surplus reserves
Indiana’s Judges’ Pension Fund and Prosecutors’ Pension Fund will receive nearly 30 percent of the $360 million in surplus money from the state reserves, the governor’s office announced Thursday.
Indiana justices asked to answer question under Common Construction Wage Act
U.S. Judge Sarah Evans Barker has asked the Indiana Supreme Court to answer a certified question that arose in a pay dispute between a Fort Wayne electrician and Indianapolis-based Gaylor Inc.
David named to chair Allen County JNC
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David has been appointed to chair the Allen Superior Court Judicial Nominating Commission.
Pyle to join Court of Appeals Aug. 27
The Indiana Court of Appeals announced Tuesday that its newest judge, Rudolph Pyle III, will take the oath of office in a private ceremony Aug. 27.
Pyle leaving Circuit Court Aug. 26
Madison Circuit Judge Rudolph Pyle III has told the Indiana Supreme Court he will resign from Circuit Court Aug. 26 to take his spot on the Indiana Court of Appeals. Gov. Mitch Daniels appointed Pyle an appellate judge Aug. 7.
Indiana justice gender issue resurfaces
Experts say a lack of multiple female Indiana Supreme Court finalists raises concerns.
Justice interviews set for Wednesday
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission will interview the 10 semifinalists for the Supreme Court Wednesday.
Pyle: COA appointment an ‘awesome honor’
Gov. Mitch Daniels Tuesday appointed Madison Circuit Judge Rudolph Pyle III to the Indiana Court of Appeals, filling a vacancy left by Pyle’s mentor, Judge Carr Darden.
Governor appoints Rudolph Pyle to Court of Appeals
Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Tuesday morning that Madison Circuit Judge Rudolph Pyle III will fill the vacancy on the Indiana Court of Appeals left by Judge Carr Darden’s retirement in July.
Dickson takes oath as chief justice
Indiana Chief Justice Brent Dickson formally took the oath of office Monday before more than 300 people in the atrium of the Indiana Statehouse.
Sullivan departs bench, joins I.U. McKinney School of Law
Justice Frank Sullivan Jr. has departed the Indiana Supreme Court and officially joined the faculty of Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis.
Dickson to be sworn in Aug. 6
Brent Dickson will be formally sworn in as chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Aug. 6. Gov. Mitch Daniels will administer the oath.
Darden retires, announces McKinney scholarship
Court of Appeals Judge Carr L. Darden will establish a scholarship in the name of himself and his wife of 57 years at his alma mater, the Indiana University McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. The judge and other officials announced the scholarship Wednesday during his Statehouse retirement ceremony.
Darden retirement ceremony July 25
The Indiana Court of Appeals will celebrate Judge Carr Darden’s 18 years of service at a retirement ceremony July 25. Darden is leaving the court because will turn 75 Saturday, the age of mandatory retirement. He will continue to serve as a senior judge.
Court launches 2012 retention site
The Indiana Supreme Court’s Division of State Court Administration has designed a retention website for voters to learn about the six appellate judges up for retention this November.
7th Circuit receives 52 applications for bankruptcy judgeships
The Judicial Council of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals received 52 applications from people interested in filling two upcoming bankruptcy court vacancies on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The court previously announced that Judges Anthony Metz III and Frank J. Otte will retire this year.
Man pleads guilty to threatening federal judge
A man who authorities said threatened a federal judge pleaded guilty to a charge of mailing threatening communications and was sentenced to more than nine years in prison.