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Bruce Petit
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Bruce Petit is a judge of the Boone County Superior Court in Indiana. He was elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that expired on December 31, 2020.[1]
Education
Petit received a B.S. in agricultural economics from Purdue University in 1979, and a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis in 1982.[2]
Career
Before becoming a judge, Petit had run a private practice since graduating from law school. He was also a deputy prosecutor in Boone County, where he was in charge of all juvenile cases. Petit was chief deputy prosecutor from 1989 until 2005 when the position became full-time due to an increase of cases.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Indiana judicial elections, 2014
Petit ran for election to the Boone County Superior Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 52.4 percent of the vote. He competed against Jim Holden.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana
State courts:
Indiana Supreme Court • Indiana Court of Appeals • Indiana Tax Court • Indiana Superior Courts • Indiana Circuit Courts • Indiana City Courts • Indiana County Courts • Indiana Municipal Courts • Indiana Small Claims Courts • St. Joseph County Probate Court • Indiana Town Courts
State resources:
Courts in Indiana • Indiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Indiana
