Christopher M. Goff | |
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Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court | |
Assumed office July 24, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Eric Holcomb |
Preceded by | Robert D. Rucker |
Judge of the Wabash County Superior Court | |
In office 2005 –July 24,2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 (age 49–50) Wabash County,Indiana,U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Raquel |
Children | 4 |
Education | Ball State University Indiana University Maurer School of Law (J.D.) |
Christopher M. Goff (born 1972) is the 110th Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.
Goff was born in 1972 and raised in Wabash,Indiana. [1] He received his undergraduate degree from Ball State University in 1994 and his Juris Doctor from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1996. Upon graduation from law school he was a partner at Mills,Northrop &Goff in Huntington,Indiana. [2]
He served as a Judge on the Wabash County Superior Court from 2005 until his appointment to the Supreme Court. [1] During his tenure on the superior court he established the Wabash County Drug Court and the Wabash County Family Drug Treatment Court. [2]
Goff was one of three candidates for a seat on the Supreme Court of Indiana,after the retirement of Robert D. Rucker. [3] On June 12,2017 Governor Eric Holcomb selected him to be the next appointment to the Supreme Court. [4] He was officially sworn in on July 24,2017. [2]
Goff and his wife,Raquel,have four children. [1]
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