Chad E. Kukelhan

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Chad E. Kukelhan

Adams County Circuit Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, 1997

Law

Indiana University, 2001

Chad E. Kukelhan is the judge for the Circuit Court of Adams County in Indiana. He was first elected in 2012 to a term that expires in 2018.

Education

Kukelhan received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Indiana University-Purdue University in Fort Wayne in 1997, going on to receive his J.D. from Indiana University in 2001.

Career

• 2010-2012: Private practice
• 2009-2010: Adams County Public Defender's Office
• 2001-2005: Marion County Public Defender Agency
• 2005-2009: DeVoss, Johnson, Zwick, Baker and Ainsworth of Decatur, Indiana

2012 election

Kukelhan ran against incumbent Frederick A. Schurger in the 2012 election and was successful in his bid, receiving 52.4 percent of the vote.

See also: Indiana judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts

See also

• Adams County, Indiana
• Circuit Court

External links

• The Judicial Branch of Indiana, "Trial Judges Alphabetical Listing"

Footnotes

Indiana courts

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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