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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Ind. Courts - Another judgeship opens up [Updated]
Jon Murray has a report this afternoon in his Indianapolis Star blog, "Justice Watch," on new federal Judge Tanya Walton Pratt's reaction to her confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate, which she watched on C-SPAN, Murray reports, "with her Marion Superior Court probate staff and her husband, attorney Marcel Pratt." His story concludes:
The Democratic judge's departure will require the appointment of a new Marion Superior Court judge by Gov. Mitch Daniels. The Republican governor is required to choose a Democrat to maintain party balance among Marion County's 36 judges.[Updated 6/16/10] From Murray's story today in the Star:
Pratt, who has pegged June 25 as her last day, will leave vacancies in her court and on Marion Superior Court's executive committee, where she is one of two Democrats.Gov. Mitch Daniels, a Republican, must appoint a Democratic successor under an Indiana law that guarantees party balance for Marion Superior Court's 36 judges. Marion Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert Altice said he will miss Pratt's sharp legal mind and leadership on court issues.
Long-tenured Judge Gerald Zore has expressed interest in becoming probate judge, Altice said, but the assignment will be decided by the executive committee.
That would open up Zore's coveted civil court bench, and possibly more courtrooms as judges request new assignments.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 15, 2010 06:14 PM
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