The Honorable Judge John “Jan” D. Downer 73, died Monday, August 10, 2009. He was born in Frankfort, Indiana. Jan attended Indiana University and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and received his Juris Doctorate from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. After practicing law for fourteen years, he was appointed by Governor Otis Bowen as a Marion County Municipal Court Judge. After serving 22 years, Judge Downer retired from the Marion County Superior Court in 2000. He served as a Senior Judge until 2004.