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Melissa May (Indiana)
1998 - Present
2030
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Melissa May is a judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals 4th District. She assumed office on April 9, 1998. Her current term ends on December 31, 2030.
May ran for re-election for judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals 4th 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]
Education
May earned her B.S. in criminal justice from Indiana University at South Bend in 1980 and her J.D. from Indiana University at Indianapolis Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1984.[1]
Career
Prior to her appointment to the Indiana Court of Appeals in 1998, May practiced law for 14 years in Evansville, Indiana, with an emphasis on insurance defense and personal injury litigation.[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Honorary Doctor of Civil Law from the University of Southern Indiana[1]
Associations
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Evansville Bar Association
- Co-chair, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s Indiana Trial Advocacy College from 2001 to present
- Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation
- Fellow, American Bar Association
- Master fellow, Indianapolis Bar Association
- Former member, Indiana’s Continuing Legal Education Commission
- Advisory panel member, Indiana’s Continuing Legal Education Commission Specialization Committee
- Past chair, Indiana Pro Bono Commission
- Indiana Judicial Conference Civil Instruction Committee
- Special counsel, American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Attorney Specialization[1]
Elections
2020
Indiana Court of Appeals 4th District, Melissa May retention election
Melissa May was retained to the Indiana Court of Appeals 4th District on November 3, 2020 with 80.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
80.4
|
1,793,871 | ||
No |
19.6
|
436,997 | |||
Total Votes |
2,230,868 | ||||
|
|
2010
May was retained to the Indiana Court of Appeals in 2010.[2]
- Main article: Indiana judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melissa May did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Recent news
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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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
