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Newton County native Derek Molter will succeed Justice Steven David on the Indiana Supreme Court when David retires from the five-justice bench later this year.

Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Edward Najam Jr. is stepping down from the bench this summer after serving three decades on the appellate court and writing more than 4,000 majority

The U.S. District Court has reappointed U.S. Magistrate Chief Judge M. Page Kelley to a new term starting on June 16, upon the recommendation of a Merit Selection Panel. Kelley was first appointed for an eight-year term that started on June 16, 2014. She has served as chief since 2020. Kelley presides over pretrial matters ...

An appellate judge originally from Northwest Indiana is among the three candidates from which Gov. Eric Holcomb will appoint a new justice for the Indiana Supreme Court.

The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission on Tuesday winnowed the field of 19 applicants for an upcoming vacancy on the states highest court to a list of 10 finalists.

Porter Superior Judge Jeffrey Clymer and LaPorte Superior Judge Jaime Oss are among 19 candidates seeking to replace retiring Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David.

The Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission is scheduled to interview each of the applicants Monday.

The selection of a new Lake Superior Court judge is likely to continue without interruption after a lawsuit challenging the appointment process was revised to no longer apply to the

The longest-serving current member of the Indiana Supreme Court will not seek another term and instead retire in Fall 2022 — creating a rare vacancy on the five-member panel.

Gov. Eric Holcomb finally has filled his three seats on the Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission after it was controversially reconstituted in April by the Republican-controlled General Assembly.