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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Ind. Courts - "Supreme Court Justice Boehm Steps Down From Bench"

From the Court's press release:

Justice Theodore R. Boehm, Indiana’s 104th Supreme Court Justice will step down from the bench on September 30, 2010. Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard made the announcement and said, “While it is disappointing to lose Justice Boehm as a colleague, we are all grateful for his 14 years of service to our state’s judiciary. He has brought powerful insight to our deliberations and enormous energy to the goal of making Indiana a better place for its citizens.”

Justice Boehm, was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Evan Bayh in 1996. During his career on the bench, Justice Boehm authored civil and criminal opinions on a variety of topics. He authored 466 majority opinions and 77 dissenting opinions. * * *

Justice Boehm was born in Illinois on September 12, 1938. He grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Shortridge High School in 1956. He attended Brown University and spent his junior year at the University of Munich. In 1960, he graduated summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy from Brown. He graduated magna cum laude in 1963 from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. After graduation he served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren of the United States Supreme Court. * * *

The seven-member Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission will search for Justice Boehm’s successor. Chaired by Chief Justice Shepard, the Commission will likely interview candidates in July and send the names of three candidates to Governor Mitch Daniels. The Governor will select Indiana's next justice.

A media availability with Justice Boehm will take place Tuesday, May 25th in the Supreme Court Courtroom in the State House from 1:00 p.m. EDT- 2:30 p.m. EDT.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 25, 2010 09:11 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts | Vacancy on Supreme Ct