15 applicants for Indiana Supreme Court announced

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The Judicial Update
Indiana

January 28, 2012

Indianapolis, Indiana: Friday afternoon, the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission announced the fifteen applicants seeking to fill retiring Chief justice Randall Shepard's soon-to-be-vacated seat on the Supreme Court.[1][2][3][4] Seven women and eight men applied for the position; six are judges, and the rest are attorneys.[2] The judges who have applied for the position are as follows:

The attorneys applying for the position are Mark S. Massa of Indianapolis, Patricia C. McMath of Indianapolis, Karl L. Mulvaney of Indianapolis, Rory O’Bryan of Indianapolis, Mary K. Reeder of Indianapolis, Steven R. Schultz of Columbus, Jane A. Seigel of Indianapolis, Les C. Shively of Evansville, and Rebecca A. Trent of West Lafayette.[1]

Initial interviews of the applicants by the judicial nominating commission will take place February 8th and 9th; second interviews will be conducted on February 22nd. The three most qualified candidates will then be sent to Governor Mitch Daniels, who will make the final decision. The nominating commission will then choose the next Chief Justice some time after March 4, 2012.[1][2]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Indiana Courts, "Judicial Nominating Commission Names Applicants for the 107th Indiana Supreme Court Vacancy," January 27, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chicago Tribune, "7 women, 8 men among Ind. Supreme Court applicants," January 27, 2012 (dead link)
  3. ↑ Indianapolis Star, "15 applicants seek to fill Shepard's spot on Indiana Supreme Court," January 28, 2012
  4. ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Lake County judge applies for Indiana Supreme Court spot," January 27, 2012
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