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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Former Dubois judge sworn in" to seat on the Court of Appeals

Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reports on the ceremony yesterday in a story that begins:

In a ceremony that simultaneously was solemn and light-hearted, Judge Elaine B. Brown of Dubois County was sworn in Friday as the newest judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals.

After 15 years as judge of Dubois Superior Court and 11 more in private practice, Brown now joins the appeals court, the state's second-highest court.

Gov. Mitch Daniels praised Brown's experience, both on the bench and as a litigator, during her swearing-in in the ornate courtroom of the Indiana Supreme Court.

Attorneys, judges and Brown's family and friends looked on as Brown's daughter and son, Marissa Brown Zimmer and Gordon Brown, draped the black judicial robe over her shoulders.

Brown, 54, of Jasper, Ind., served as trial court judge from 1987 to 1998 and again from 2005 to earlier this year. She founded Dubois County's drug court, an 18-month intensive treatment program for defendants with alcohol and drug addictions.

In between her years on the bench, Brown was an attorney — first in private practice in Jasper, then as a senior attorney with Fine & Hatfield in Evansville.

Here is the Court's press release. It includes a link to watch a video of the 5/16/08 robing ceremony.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 17, 2008 06:44 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts