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Monday, September 25, 2006

Ind. Courts - Results of poll of Indiana attorneys on retaining the 5 appellate judges and 1 justice up for confirmation this year

From the ISBA press release:

The Improvements in the Judicial System Committee of the Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) has completed its compilation of the 2006 Judicial Retention Poll responses. Results indicate overwhelming support, by ISBA members, of the Indiana Supreme Court justice and Indiana Court of Appeals judges seeking retention.

All in-state ISBA members received ballots, nearly 9,989; 1,477 ballots were returned.

The yes/no retention portion of the ballot was tabulated, and results are as follows:

Justice Frank Sullivan Jr.: 81% Yes; 15% No; 4% Abstain
Chief Judge James S. Kirsch: 82% Yes; 11% No; 7% Abstain
Judge Terry A. Crone: 70% Yes; 14% No; 16% Abstain
Judge Ezra H. Friedlander: 78% Yes; 14% No; 8% Abstain
Judge Edward W. Najam Jr.: 78% Yes; 13% No; 9% Abstain
Judge Patricia A. Riley: 70% Yes; 21% No; 9% Abstain

Appellate-level court judges face an approval vote in the first general election that occurs at least two years after their appointment, and every 10 years thereafter. Indiana voters will have an opportunity to cast their ballot concerning the judges’ retention Election Day on Nov. 7.

Information from the release on the districts each judge serves was omitted, but will appear in ILB materials later this month.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 25, 2006 04:46 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts