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Christina R. Klineman
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2026
Christina R. Klineman is a judge of the Marion County Superior Court in Indiana. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Klineman ran for re-election for judge of the Marion County Superior Court in Indiana. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Klineman received a B.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a J.D. from the University Of Notre Dame.[1]
Klineman worked as a master commissioner for the Marion County Superior Court from 2009 to 2014. She previously worked at the Marion County Public Defender’s Office.[1]
As of 2014, Klineman was a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association and the Bench Bar Steering Committee. She was previously a member of the Juvenile Detention Center Advisory Board.[1]
Elections
2020
Marion County Superior Court, Retention election for Christina Klineman
Christina R. Klineman was retained to the Marion County Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 78.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
78.4
|
225,224 | ||
No |
21.6
|
61,968 | |||
Total Votes |
287,192 | ||||
|
|
2014
- See also: Indiana judicial elections, 2014
Klineman ran for election to the Marion County Superior Court.
General: Klineman was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. There were 16 total seats up for election on this court. The top 8 Democratic candidates advanced to the general election and will be unopposed for the eight available Democratic seats.
Primary: Klineman was successful in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 9.9 percent of the vote. She competed against Annie Christ-Garcia, Barbara Cook Crawford, Angela Davis, David J. Dreyer, Shatrese M. Flowers, David R. Hennessy, Mark A. Jones, James B. Osborn, Marcel A. Pratt, Jr., Christopher K. Starkey, Greg Bowes and Karen Celestino-Horseman.[2] There were 16 total seats up for election on this court. The top 8 Democratic candidates advanced to the general election and will be unopposed for the eight available Democratic seats.[3][4][5]
Indianapolis Bar Association survey
Members of the Indianapolis Bar Association "Recommended" Klineman for judicial office with 89.6 percent of respondents in favor. For full results, see Indianapolis Bar Association Judicial Survey, Christina R. Klineman.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Christina R. Klineman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Indianapolis Bar Association, "Judicial Survey: Christina R. Klineman," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "2014 Primary Election Candidates," May 6, 2014
- ↑ Indy Star, "Money, politics and judges: Do judicial candidates pay to play?" March 15, 2014
- ↑ Indianapolis/Marion County Election Board, "Offices on the Ballot in 2014," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Indiana Primary Election," May 6, 2014
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
