Faith Graham
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Faith Graham is a juvenile court judge for the Indiana Superior Courts in Tippecanoe County. She was appointed to the court by Governor Mitch Daniels in November 2012 to succeed Justice Loretta H. Rush, who was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court earlier in 2012.[1][2][3][4] Graham won election to a full term in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Indiana held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on May 3, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 5, 2016. Incumbent Faith Graham (R) ran unopposed in the general election for the Indiana Superior Court in Tippecanoe County.[5]
| Superior Court, Tippecanoe County, Court 3, General election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Faith Graham Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 44,555 | |
| Total Votes | 44,555 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 14, 2016 | ||||
Incumbent Faith Graham ran unopposed in the Republican primary for the Indiana Superior Court in Tippecanoe County.[5]
| Superior Court, Tippecanoe County, Court 3, Republican primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Faith Graham Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 17,617 | |
| Total Votes | 17,617 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division, "Election Results: Indiana Primary Election," May 3, 2016 | ||||
Selection method
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Biography
Graham received an undergraduate degree from Marian College and a J.D. from Indiana University's McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis.[2][3]
Prior to joining the court, Graham served as a juvenile court magistrate in the Tippecanoe County Superior Court in which she will now become judge.[2] Graham has also served as Tippecanoe County deputy public defender and taught criminal justice at Ivy Tech Community College.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Indiana Governor, Press Release: "Governor Selects Loretta Rush to join Indiana Supreme Court," September 14, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wish TV, "Lafayette court to get new judge," November 27, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WLFI, "Daniels chooses new judge for Tippecanoe County," November 26, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Journal Courier, "Graham named new juvenile court judge," November 26, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana.gov, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidates," accessed February 17, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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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
