Editor’s note: This past election was unprecedented in the number of judges elected to the bench. We extend many thanks to the Indiana Judicial Center for compiling this list. It does not include the names of judges who retired mid-term such as Judge Daniel Donahue in Clark Circuit Court or Judge Michael Cook in Marshall Circuit Court, or who left the bench prior to the May primary election such as Judge Wayne Lennington in Delaware Circuit Court #5.
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COURT |
NEW JUDGE |
FORMER JUDGE |
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Adams Superior
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Patrick R. Miller
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James Heimann, RETIRED
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Bartholomew Superior
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Kathleen Tighe Coriden
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Roderick McGillivray, defeated (general)
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Clark Circuit
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Daniel Moore
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Abe Navarro, defeated (general)
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Clark Superior 2
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Jerry Jacobi
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Cecile Blau, RETIRED
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Clark Superior 3
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Joseph Weber 1
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Steven Fleece, RETIRED
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Clinton Superior
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Justin Hunter
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Kathy Smith, RETIRED
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Dearborn Superior 1
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Jonathan N. Cleary
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G. Michael Witte, defeated (primary)
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Decatur Superior
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Matthew D. Bailey
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Michael Wilke, RETIRED
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Delaware Circuit 3
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Linda “Ralu” Wolf 2
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Robert Barnet, RETIRED
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Delaware Circuit 5
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Thomas A. Cannon Jr.
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Chris Teagle, defeated (general)
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Elkhart Superior 5
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Charles C. Wicks
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James Rieckhoff, RETIRED
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Floyd Superior 3
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Maria Granger 3
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n/a
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Franklin Circuit 2
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Clay M. Kellerman 4
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n/a
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Fulton Circuit
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Arthur Christopher Lee
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Douglas Morton, RETIRED
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Grant Superior 3
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Warren Haas
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Natalie Conn, defeated (primary)
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Greene Superior
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Dena Benham Martin
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David Holt, RETIRED
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Hamilton Circuit
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Paul Felix 5
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Judith Proffitt, RETIRED
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Jay Superior
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Max C. Ludy, Jr.
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Joel Roberts, RETIRED
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Jefferson Superior
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Alison T. Frazier
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Fred Hoying, RETIRED
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Jennings Superior
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Gary L. Smith
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James Funke, defeated (general)
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Johnson Superior 3
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Lance Hamner
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Kim VanValer, RETIRED
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LaPorte Superior 2
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Richard Stalbrink
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Steve King, RETIRED
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LaPorte Superior 3
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Jennifer L. (Evans) Koethe
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Paul Baldoni, RETIRED
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Madison Superior 2
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G. George Pancol
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Jack Brickman, RETIRED
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Marion Circuit
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Louis Rosenberg 6
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Theodore Sosin
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Marion Superior
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Theodore Sosin 7
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Charles Deiter, deceased
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Timothy Oakes
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Patricia Gifford, RETIRED
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Marc T. Rothenberg
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John Hammel, not slated in primary
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James B. Osborn
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Gary Miller, not slated in primary
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Kimberly Brown
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Ken Johnson, not slated in primary
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Kurt Eisgruber
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n/a
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Miami Superior 1
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David Grund
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Daniel Banina, defeated (primary)
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Miami Superior 2
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Daniel Banina 8
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NEW COURT
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Monroe Circuit
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Valeri Haughton
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David Welch, RETIRED
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Monroe Circuit
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Elizabeth Ann Cure
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Christine Talley Haseman, defeated (general)
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Putnam Superior
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Charles D. Bridges
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Robert Lowe, RETIRED
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Spencer Circuit
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Jon A Dartt
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Wayne Roell, RETIRED
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Sullivan Superior
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Robert E. Springer
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Thomas Johnson, RETIRED
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Switzerland Circuit
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W. Gregory Coy 9
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n/a
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Tippecanoe Superior 1
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Randy Williams
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Don Johnson, RETIRED
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Vanderburgh Superior
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David Kiely
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Scott Bowers, RETIRED
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Vigo Superior 5
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Michael R. Rader
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Barbara Brugnaux, defeated (primary)
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FOOTNOTES
1 Previously Judge of the Clarksville Town Court
2 Previously Judge of the Muncie City Court
3 New court effective 1-1-09
4 New court effective 1-1-09
5 Previously Judge of the Carmel City Court
6 PREVIOUSLY MAGISTRATE IN Marion Superior Court (CRIMINAL DIVISION)
7 Number of Marion Superior Court judges increases from 35 to 36 effective 1-1-09
8 Appointed by Governor Daniels
9 New court effective 1-1-09. The combined Jefferson/Switzerland Circuit Courts split into 2 courts effective 1/1/09; Ted Todd remains judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court.