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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Four eye Clark judicial post: Governor's appointee will fill rest of term"

So reads the headline to a story by Ben Zion Hershberg in today's Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:

As Clark County Circuit Court held a retirement party yesterday for Judge Daniel Donahue, Gov. Mitch Daniels' office was considering which of two young Republican lawyers to appoint to serve the rest of Donahue's term.
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At least two Democratic candidates also were making plans for a party caucus next month that will nominate a candidate to run against the governor's appointee in November.

"An appointment is expected next week," said Jane Jankowski, Daniels' press secretary.

Floyd County Deputy Prosecutor Abe Navarro, 36, and Jeremy Mull, 34, a former Clark County deputy prosecutor now working in Afghanistan for a State Department contractor, have applied for the job, Jankowski said, and Daniels is expected to choose one of them.

Donahue will depart next Thursday after more than two decades on the bench. * * *

Rod Pate, the Clark County Democratic chairman, said lawyers David Lewis and Dan Moore have told him they will run at the party's June 17 caucus for the nomination.

See also this ILB entry from March 12, 2008, headed "Clark Circuit Judge Dan Donahue taking well-deserved retirement."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 22, 2008 03:43 PM
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