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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Pike County ballot has judicial focus"
"Pike County ballot has judicial focus" is the headline to a story by Bryan Corbin today in the Evansville Courier& Press. It begins:
Big changes could be in store for Pike County's judicial system this year as the incumbent prosecutor attempts to challenge the Circuit Court judge while a former judge from next-door Dubois County is trying to replace the prosecutor.The primary election contests in Pike County come as three candidates said they want to start a Drug Court program in which substance abusers undergo intense supervised probation, drug testing and regular court appearances. Pike County faces a big problem with methamphetamine abuse, candidates said.
There is an open seat in the prosecutor's race because incumbent Pike County Prosecutor Boyd Toler isn't seeking re-election. Instead, Toler is running in the Republican primary for Pike Circuit Court judge. He is opposed Tuesday by Wyatt Rauch, a Petersburg attorney. The winner will face incumbent Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Biesterveld in November. Biesterveld, who was appointed to the bench in 2003 to fill a vacancy, is unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 30, 2006 09:43 AM
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