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Friday, July 22, 2011

Ind. Courts - Judge Robert H. Staton dies at 86 [Updated]

From today' obituary in the Indianapolis Star:

Judge Staton had a distinguished career as an attorney, jurist, and author. He was elected to the Indiana Court of Appeals in November 1970 and served on the bench from January 1, 1971 until his retirement on March 15, 2000. During that time, he authored more than 3,000 majority opinions.

Judge Staton was the first editor of Res Gestae, the law journal of the Indiana State Bar Association and frequently published articles in legal journals. He authored several state legal histories, including "The History of the Court of Appeals of Indiana" and "Lessons Learned: The History of Continuing Legal Education and Experiences from Mandatory Continuing Legal Education States."

Judge Staton was also the Chairman of countless Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Update and Appellate seminars. He was a member of the American Bar Association, past president of the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Chairman of the ISBA specialization committee. * * *

Family and friends will gather on Sunday, July 24, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Leppert Mortuary, Nora Chapel . Funeral service will be held on Monday, July 25, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church. You are invited to visit http://www.leppertmortuary.com to sign the guestbook. Memorial contributions may be made to The Honorable Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition at IU School of Law-Indianapolis c/o IU Foundation Showalter House, PO Box 500, Bloomington, IN 47402 or Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation, 55 4th Ave SE, Carmel, IN 46032.

Here is Judge Staton's biography on the Indiana Court website.

From this August 15, 2006 ILB entry:

The July/August [2006] issue of the Res Gestae, the Journal of the Indiana State Bar Association, arrived in my mailbox yesterday, and it's looking good! This is its 50 year birthday, and it has spiffed up in celebration - with new shiny pages, a cool cover, and more.

There are a number of great articles in this issue. My favorite is one by Bill Brooks, starting on page 27, titled "A lot of things grew out of Res Gestae." Bill interviews Judge Robert H. Staton, who was responsible for putting together the very first issue, 50 years ago.

[Update] Here is a copy of the the Res Gestae article, thanks to the ISBA.

Here is a copy of Judge Staton's 1997 law journal article, "The History of the Court of Appeals of Indiana," co-authored by Gina M. Hicklin.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 22, 2011 08:25 AM
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