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Monday, January 02, 2012
Ind. Courts - "Hurley appointed St. Joe magistrate judge"
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 24, 2011, headed "Search is on for new magistrate judge in Mishawaka," Mary Kate Malone reports today in the South Bend Tribune in a long story - some quotes:
SOUTH BEND - In a little more than one year's time, St. Joseph County Deputy Prosecutor Liz Hurley has beaten breast cancer, continued her work prosecuting major crimes, and, most recently, been appointed a magistrate judge in Circuit Court.“It’s been a heck of a year,” she said. “But you know, it’s been a good year, too. It taught me a lot about how blessed I am, and how full my life is with people that I love. That’s probably not a bad reminder to have.”
She assumes her new position as St. Joseph Circuit Court magistrate judge today. Hurley was appointed by Circuit Court Judge Michael Gotsch to replace David Ready, who retired at the end of 2011.
She will mostly preside over domestic relations cases, she said. She plans to keep a focus on the children in those situations, given her previous work with young crime victims and five years of private practice in family law. * * *
Circuit Court has two magistrates. Magistrate Larry Ambler will take Ready’s position in the Mishawaka division, and Hurley will take Ambler’s in South Bend. * * *
Hurley has aimed to be a judge for a while, even more after being a finalist for a St. Joseph Superior Court judgeship in 2008.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 2, 2012 09:37 AM
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