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Monday, October 16, 2006
Ind. Courts - Perry County's first woman circuit-court judge
The Tell City/Perry County News reports today:
Local voters are just three weeks away from electing the first woman to don the judicial robe of Perry County's circuit-court judge. Deputy Perry County Prosecutor Lucy Goffinet is running unopposed for the office in the Nov. 7 election.The Democrat beat incumbent James McEntarfer in the May primary.
A Cannelton native, Goffinet has been Perry County's chief deputy prosecutor since 2004 and served as deputy prosecutor in Vanderburgh County from 2001 to 2004. She later worked as a deputy prosecutor in Warrick County before accepting a job in Perry County.
Goffinet holds a degree from the University of Southern Indiana and received her law degree from Southern Illinois School of Law.
Serving as the county's judge, Goffinet said during the primary-election season, was one of her career ambitions. “In my opinion, goals should be sought after, no matter what the age, and it has always been my goal to work in the Perry County prosecutor's office, and eventually become the Perry Circuit Court judge,” Goffinet said.
She said the county's court system can be a force for positive social change. The non-support of families, the neglect and abuse of children and the substance-abuse problem are all issues that “plague our county,” she said.
She has pledged to promote cooperative relationships between the court, law enforcement and other county offices and to administer an efficient court system. “I will work diligently to ensure the court system is (one of) cooperation and communication,” she said.She also pledged to control the court's cost to the county.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 16, 2006 05:06 PM
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