David graduated magna cum laude from Murray State University as a Distinguished Military Graduate on an R.O.T.C. scholarship. He earned his law degree from Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He is also a graduate of the Indiana Judicial College and the Graduate Program for Indiana Judges.[5]
Steven H. David (second to the left) with the Indiana Supreme Court at Lebanon High School in Boone County,Indiana in celebration of his final oral argument with the court
Legal career
David's civilian legal career began in Columbus,Indiana,where he focused on personal injury,family law,and civil litigation. He later became in-house counsel for Mayflower Transit,Inc.,before moving to Boone County,where he was elected circuit court judge. As a trial court judge,he presided over civil,criminal,family,and juvenile matters.
David served as a chief defense counsel for prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp when they were tried by the Guantanamo military commission. While serving in that capacity,he complained in 2008 that he lacked sufficient defense lawyers and other resources to defend the prisoners.[6][7][8] David personally represented Salim Ahmed Hamdan,Osama bin Laden's driver. After the commission convicted Hamdan,David broadly criticized the commission's loose procedures,including acceptance of hearsay and secret testimony,restrictions on media coverage,and suppression of evidence of abusive interrogations. He called for scrapping the commission system.[9]
↑Dwight Thurner (2010-10-02). "New Ind. Supreme Court justice swearing-in Oct. 18". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-02. A decorated Army officer who once served as chief defense counsel for Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sworn in as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court on Oct. 18 at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.
↑"Daniels: Steven David to interpret rather than invent our laws". The Journal Gazette. 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-10-02. Governor Mitch Daniels today announced he has selected Boone County Circuit Court Judge Steven H. David as the next member of the Indiana Supreme Court. David will replace Justice Theodore R. Boehm, who will retire from the court on September 30.
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