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unusual facts about Indiana Supreme Court



James Whitcomb

Whitcomb's most unpopular act as governor was his refusal to reappoint Indiana Supreme Court Justices Sullivan and Dewey.

Juvies

The unprecedented access (including voluminous amounts of CCTV footage) to the juvenile court system, which is typically closed, was obtained by Calamari Productions from the Indiana Supreme Court.

Randall T. Shepard

Randall Terry Shepard (b. December 24, 1946) is a former Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.


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Francis Baker

Francis Elisha Baker (1860–1924), Indiana Supreme Court justice and U.S. federal judge

Richard M. Givan

In 1984, a group known as "Remember Baby Doe - Retire Judge Givan Committee" sought to ouster Givan from his position as Chief Justice after the Indiana Supreme Court refused to hear a case regarding the death of an infant with Down syndrome.

Samuel Gookins

Gookins was admitted to the Vigo County bar in 1834 and the Indiana Supreme Court bar in 1836, and practiced until 1850, when he was appointed to a brief term as a replacement for the local circuit court judge.

Steven David

Steven H. David, formerly a Chief Defense Counsel at Guantanamo, currently a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Indiana

In December 1816 Jonathan Jennings, Indiana's first governor, nominated John Johnson of Vincennes Knox County; James Scott of Charlestown Clark County; and Jesse Holman of Aurora Dearborn County, to serve as the first panel of judges on the Indiana Supreme Court.