Jennifer L. Koethe

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Jennifer L. Koethe

Prior offices:

LaPorte County Superior Court No. 3

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Education

Bachelor's

Lee Honors College of Western Michigan University, 1995

Law

Valparaiso University School of Law, 1999

Jennifer L. Koethe was a judge for the LaPorte County Superior Court in Indiana. She was elected to the position in 2009. She was defeated in her bid for re-election in 2014. She retired from the bench when her term ended on December 31, 2014.

Elections

2014

See also: Indiana judicial elections, 2014
Koethe ran for re-election to the LaPorte County Superior Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 43.9 percent of the vote. She competed against Jeffrey L. Thorne.  

Education

Koethe earned her B.S. from the Lee Honors College of Western Michigan University in 1995. She received her J.D. in 1999 from the Valparaiso University School of Law.

Career

• 2009-2014: Judge, LaPorte County Superior Court No. 3
• 2005-2009: City attorney, Michigan City, Indiana
• 2002-2009: Felony deputy prosecutor, LaPorte County Circuit Court
• 2001-2005: Deputy city attorney, Michigan City, Indiana
• 1999-2002: Deputy prosecutor, LaPorte County Superior Court No. 4
• 1999-2009: Attorney in private practice

Awards and associations

• Volunteer, Teen Court Program
• Board member, La Porte Community Corrections Program
• Member, La Porte County Bar Association
• Member, League of Women Voters

See also

• LaPorte County Superior Court
• LaPorte County, Indiana

External links

• Jennifer Koethe for Judge
• Indiana Supreme Court, "Judicial Disciplinary Action," March 11, 2010
• News-Dispatch, "In a press release, Judge Jennifer Koethe apologizes for what has transpired," March 13, 2010
• 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