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From 1971 to the present a pool of candidates is selected by the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission and one is appointed by the governor. Justices are subject to a retention election after two years of service and, if retained, they may continue for a full term of ten years.
But in 2023, the Indiana Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s near-total abortion ban in a 4-1 decision, with Chief Justice Loretta Rush, Justice Mark Massa and Justice Derek Molter all voting in ...
The Indiana Supreme Court was established in 1816 when Indiana was granted statehood. The new Court replaced the General Court of the Indiana Territory, which consisted of a three-member panel. Housed in a three-room building it shared with the Indiana legislature, the Court held its first session in Corydon on May 5, 1817.
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission, which also serves as the Indiana Judicial Qualifications Commission, is a panel consisting of the Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court and six other members chosen by those admitted to practice law in Indiana and by the Governor of Indiana to select judges to serve on the Indiana Court of Appeals and the Indiana Supreme Court.
All of the justices on the Indiana Supreme Court were appointed by Republican governors after a merit selection process by a judicial commission. The three up for retention vote this fall are:
The Indiana Supreme Court has issued a stay in the case unfolding between U.S. Senate hopeful John Rust and the Secretary of State over Rust's ballot access, a day before the deadline for filing ...
All three Indiana Supreme Court justices up for retention this year sided against an injunction on the ban, allowing it to go into place as planned on Aug. 1, 2023. Molter authored the opinion ...
Goff was one of three candidates for a seat on the Supreme Court of Indiana, after the retirement of Robert D. Rucker. [3] On June 12, 2017 Governor Eric Holcomb selected him to be the next appointment to the Supreme Court. [4] He was officially sworn in on July 24, 2017. [2]