Margret Robb
Margret Robb was a judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals 5th District. She assumed office on July 6, 1998. She left office on August 2, 2023.
Robb ran for re-election for judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals 5th District. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
She was appointed to the court by former Governor Frank O'Bannon (D) and was retained by voters in 2000 and 2010.[1]
Robb served as chief judge of the court from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013.[2][3]
Education
Robb earned her B.S. and M.S. in business economics from Purdue University. She received her J.D. from the Indiana University at Indianapolis Robert H. McKinney School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 1978.[1]
Career
Prior to her judicial appointment, Robb spent 20 years in general practice. She also previously served as a bankruptcy trustee for the Northern District of Indiana, as a family and civil law mediator, and as a deputy public defender in Tippecanoe County.[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 1993 Indiana State Bar Association’s “Celebrating 100 Years of Women in the Legal Profession” award
- 2001 Maynard K. Hine distinguished alumni award
- 2004 Bernadette Perham “Indiana Women of Achievement” Award bestowed by Ball State University
- 2005 Indiana State Bar Association’s Women in the Law Recognition Award
- 2006 Tippecanoe County YWCA Salute to Women “Women of Distinction” Award
- 2007 Warren G. Harding High School, Warren, Ohio, Distinguished Alumni Award
- 2010 Indiana University Alumni Association President’s Award
- 2010 Indiana Lawyer Distinguished Barrister Award
- 2011 Indianapolis Bar Association Women and the Law Committee’s Antoinette Dakin Leach Award
- 2011 David Hamacher Award from the Appellate Practice Section of the Indiana State Bar Association[1]
Associations
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Fellows of the Indiana State Bar Foundation
- Tippecanoe County Bar Association
- National Association of Women Judges
- Indiana University School of Law- Indianapolis Alumni Association
- Appellate Judges Council of the American Bar Association
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Indianapolis Bar Foundation
- Appellate Judges Education Institute
- Former moderator and chair, Indianapolis Bar Association’s Bar Leader Series
- American Bar Foundation
- American Judicature Society
- Master fellow, Indiana State Bar Foundation
- Senior distinguished fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation
- Founding chair, Governor Bowen’s Commission on the Status of Women
- Chair, Supreme Court Task Force on Family Courts
- Chair, 2010 ABA Appellate Judges Council
- Member, American Law Institute (ALI)[1]
Elections
2020
Indiana Court of Appeals 5th District, Margret Robb retention election
Margret Robb was retained to the Indiana Court of Appeals 5th District on November 3, 2020 with 79.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
79.9
|
1,782,019 | ||
No |
20.1
|
449,295 | |||
Total Votes |
2,231,314 | ||||
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2010
Robb was retained to the Indiana Court of Appeals in 2010.[4]
- Main article: Indiana judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Margret Robb did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Recent news
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Indiana Judicial Branch: Court of Appeals of Indiana, "Judge Margret G. Robb," accessed May 29, 2015
- ↑ IndyStar, "First woman to lead state appeals court," October 29, 2010
- ↑ Indiana Judicial Branch: Court of Appeals of Indiana, "Judge Nancy H. Vaidik," accessed May 29, 2015
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Retention Results 2010," accessed May 29, 2015
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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
