New Court Administrator Begins in Marion Superior Court
Andrea Brandes Newsom was recently named Court Administrator for Superior Courts of Marion County. Newsom graduated from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1999 and earned a bachelor’s degree in history, magna cum laude with honors, from William Jewell College in 1995. She previously served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, as Assistant General Counsel and Administrative Law Judge for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, as a Director of Sallie Mae International and Sallie Mae UK and, most recently, served as Chief Deputy Corporation Counsel for the City of Indianapolis.
Marion Superior Courts Appoints New Chief Probation Officer
Christine Kerl has been appointed Chief Probation Officer for the Marion Superior Courts (MSC). She joined the MSC in 1996 after working as a probation officer with the Miami Circuit and Superior Courts. She has served as Interim Marion County Chief Probation Officer since September 2012. Prior to this appointment, she served as Assistant Deputy Chief Probation Officer with the Adult Services Division. Kerl served as President of the Midwest Regional Network for Intervention with Sex Offenders from 2008–2012 and has been an active member of the organization for over 14 years. She holds memberships with the National Association of Probation Executives, American Probation and Parole Association, and the Indiana Probation Officers Professional Association where she serves as treasurer. She is a former facilitator for the Marion County Sex Crimes Coalition and served on the Marion County Corrections Advisory Board from 2008–2012.