Indiana Court of Appeals

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The Indiana Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the state of Indiana. It is the successor to the Indiana Appellate Court.

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History

The Indiana Appellate Court was created by the Indiana General Assembly by statute in 1891. It was originally created to be a temporary appellate court to handle overflow cases from the Indiana Supreme Court. The Appellate Court was not intended to be a permanent institution; the original statute specified that it would only exist for six years. But in 1897, the General Assembly voted to keep the court for another four years (due to the Supreme Court's increasing caseload), and then voted to make it permanent in 1901. It was at this point that the court began its function as an intermediate appellate court. [1]

In 1970, the Constitution of Indiana was amended to create the current Indiana Court of Appeals. The court began hearing cases on January 1, 1972. [1]

Jurisdiction

The Court of Appeals hears appeals from the Indiana trial courts, including some interlocutory appeals. It also handles appeals from some state government agencies, such as the Worker's Compensation Board, Department of Workforce Development, and Utility Regulatory Commission. Though the Court of Appeals judges represent different districts within Indiana, each panel of judges has statewide jurisdiction. [1]

Judges

The court was originally created with nine judges: one three-judge panel for each of three districts. The court was later expanded to fifteen judges (five districts, each with one three judge panel). [1]

Sitting judges

Names in bold are the presiding judges of their district, while italic font is used to designate the court's chief judge. [2]

DistrictNameJoinedTerm ends [a] Appointed byCollegeLaw school
1st Peter R. Foley October 11, 20222034 Eric Holcomb (R) Indiana IUPUI
L. Mark Bailey January 30, 19982030 Frank O'Bannon (D) Indianapolis IUPUI
Leanna K. Weissmann September 14, 20202032 Eric Holcomb (R)IndianaIUPUI
2nd Robert R. Altice, Jr. September 2, 20152028 Mike Pence (R) Miami Missouri–Kansas City
Cale J. Bradford August 1, 20072030 Mitch Daniels (R)IndianaIUPUI
Dana J. Kenworthy January 16, 20232026 Eric Holcomb (R) Ball State IUPUI
3rd Elizabeth F. Tavitas August 6, 20182030 Eric Holcomb (R) Notre Dame Notre Dame
Paul D. Mathias March 30, 20002032 Frank O'Bannon (D) Harvard Indiana
Stephen E. Scheele January 8, 20252028 Eric Holcomb (R) Denver Indiana
4th Rudolph R. Pyle III August 27, 20122034 Mitch Daniels (R) Anderson Indiana
Melissa S. May April 9, 19982030 Frank O'Bannon (D) IU South Bend IUPUI
Mary A. DeBoer October 15, 20242026 Eric Holcomb (R) Western Michigan Valparaiso
5th Nancy H. Vaidik February 7, 20002032 Frank O'Bannon (D) Valparaiso Valparaiso
Elaine B. Brown May 5, 20082030 Mitch Daniels (R)IndianaIndiana
Paul A. Felix July 28, 20232026 Eric Holcomb (R)IndianaIndiana
  1. ↑ Term ends Dec. 31 of the year listed.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Appellate Courts: Indiana Court of Appeals". State of Indiana. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Judges of the Court of Appeals". State of Indiana. Retrieved July 30, 2017.


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