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Frank Sullivan, Jr.
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Frank Sullivan, Jr. was an associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court by Governor Evan Bayh and took office on November 1, 1993.[1][2] Sullivan's term would have expired in 2016, but he retired from the court in August 2012.[3] Following his retirement, Sullivan became a professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.[4]
Education
Sullivan received his A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1972, his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington in 1982, and his LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2001.[2]
Professional career
- 1993-2012: Served on Indiana Supreme Court
- 1989-1992: Indiana State Budget Director
- Attorney, private practice
- Administrative Assistant and Staff Director, Office of Representative John Brademas[5]
Awards and associations
- Immediate Past Chair, Appellate Judges Conference of the American Bar Association
- 2002-2005, Co-chaired the American Bar Association Clerkship Program
- 2010 Diversity Leadership Award, American Bar Association Section of Litigation[6]
- 2002 Rabb Emison Award, Indiana State Bar Assocation[2]
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Sullivan received a campaign finance score of -0.67, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of 0.01 that justices received in Indiana.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[7]
See also
- News: Frank Sullivan retires from the Indiana Supreme Court, April 7, 2012
External link
- Indiana Courts, Frank Sullivan Biography (dead link)
- The Indiana Law Blog, "Indiana Supreme Court Hears Voter ID Law Challenge," March 4, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 'Indiana Supreme Court, "Current Justices" (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Official biography of Justice Sullivan (dead link)
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection"
- ↑ IndyStar.com, "Another Indiana Supreme Court justice to step down," April 3, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr."
- ↑ ABA now, "Justice Frank Sullivan Jr., Coca-Cola Company Legal Division Honored with Diversity Leadership Awards," March 2, 2010
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
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
