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Friday, August 12, 2005

Ind. Courts - Governor appoints LaPorte Superior Court Judge

From a press release yesterday:

INDIANAPOLIS (August 11, 2005) – Governor Mitch Daniels announced today the appointment of Kathleen B. Lang as judge of LaPorte Superior Court #1. She succeeds Judge Walter Chapala who is resigning effective September 1st.

Lang has served as Probate Commissioner and Magistrate for the LaPorte Circuit Court since 2003. Prior to that role, Lang was an experienced prosecutor, having served on two separate occasions in the Office of the Cook County State’s Attorney, where she handled cases before the Illinois Appellate Court, the Illinois Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. She has also served as a deputy prosecuting attorney in the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office and has worked in private practice in both Chicago and LaPorte. * * *

“I’m honored to succeed Judge Chapala,” said Lang. “I am grateful for this opportunity to serve the people of Michigan City and LaPorte County. I believe my experience as a Probate Commissioner and Magistrate has helped prepare me to take on this challenge.”

And a release from July 20, 2005 reports:
INDIANAPOLIS (July 20, 2005) – Governor Mitch Daniels announced today the appointment of LaFontaine native Christopher Goff as Wabash Superior Court Judge. He succeeds Judge Michael Sposeep who resigned earlier this month.

In addition to his private practice as a partner at Mills, Northrop & Goff, where he focused on criminal defense and domestic relations, he has also served as Wabash Circuit Court IV-D Commissioner and as a public defender. He earned his undergraduate degree from Ball State University and his law degree from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington.

Goff has served as president of the Huntington County Police Merit Board and has been active in the Masonic Lodge and Kiwanis. He formerly served as chair of the Board of Elders at Northview Church of Christ. In 1999, he was awarded the Huntington County Leadership Academy’s Distinguished Alumni Award for his work to help establish the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 12, 2005 08:18 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts