J. Eric Smithburn

J. Eric Smithburn is a senior judge in Indiana. He was appointed in 2001 by the Indiana Supreme Court to serve by designation as a state trial court judge.

Education

Judge Smithburn attended Indiana University in Bloomington to earn his Bachelor of Arts (1966), Masters degree (1970), and J.D. (1973).

Career

In 1974 Smithburn became a member of the Indiana Bar and engaged in private practice in Plymouth, Indiana from 1974 to 1976. In 1976 he served as judge in Marshall County, Indiana until 1978. He was also an adjunct assistant professor at Indiana University at Bloomington in 1974.

Memberships

• The Society of Legal Scholars (since 1986)
• The International Society of Family Law (since 2001)
• The Family Law Section of the American Bar Association (since 1987)
• The Honorable Society of the Middle Temple (since 1989)
• The Selden Society (since 1992)
• The American Law Institute (2003)
• A faculty member of the Indiana Judicial College (since 1976)
• The National Judicial College (since 1978)
• The National College of Juvenile & Family Justice (since 1979)
• The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (since 1979)
• The National Association of Counsel for Children (since 1996)

External links

• The St. Joseph Probate Court Home Page
• Notre Dam Law School: J. Eric Smithburn Biography

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