Judges appointed by Mitch Daniels

Governor Mitch Daniels

Mitch Daniels is a former Governor of Indiana. He was elected in 2005 and served through 2012, before being succeeded by Mike Pence. He is a Republican. For an extensive profile, visit: Mitch Daniels on Ballotpedia.

Appointment process

In Indiana, the governor makes a judicial appointment after candidates are recommended by the Judicial Nominating Commission. Following an appointment, appellate court judges must stand for election after two years in office. Trial court judges must run for the seat in the next general election.

Appointed judges

The tables below list the governor's appointees to the courts across the state. These lists are updated automatically with new appointments.

Supreme Court

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
DavidSteven David	Indiana Supreme Court	2010-2022	Boone County Circuit Court Judge
RushLoretta H. Rush	Indiana Supreme Court	2012-present	Tippecanoe County Superior Court
MassaMark S. Massa	Indiana Supreme Court	2012-present

Court of Appeals

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
BradfordCale Bradford	Indiana Court of Appeals	2007-2020	Marion County Superior Court Judge
Pyle IIIRudolph Pyle III	Indiana Court of Appeals	2012-2016	Indiana Circuit Courts, Madison County judge

Circuit Courts

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
McCordAndrea K. McCord	Indiana Circuit Courts	2007-2014
EdensJ. Jeffrey Edens	Indiana Circuit Courts	2010-2018	Judge Pro Tem
WilsonAlan Wilson	Indiana Circuit Courts	2011-2012
SpahrTimothy Spahr	Indiana Circuit Courts	2012-2014	Private practice attorney
SimsAngela Warner Sims	Indiana Circuit Courts	2012-2018	Attorney, Hulse, Lacey, Hardacre, Austin & Sims

Superior Courts

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
HappeDavid A. Happe	Madison County, Indiana	2009-Present	Attorney, Lockwood Williams & Happe
RigginsDavid Riggins	Indiana Superior Courts		Deputy prosecutor, Shelby County
GrahamFaith Graham	Indiana Superior Courts	2012-present	Tippecanoe Superior Court magistrate
ShivelyLes Shively	Vanderburgh County, Indiana	3/1/2013-2014	Attorney, Shively and Associates
FoutsKurtis G. Fouts	Carroll County, Indiana	1988-2010
SediaJohn M. Sedia	Lake County, Indiana	2012-Present	Magistrate, Lake Superior Court Juvenile Division
CrawfordBarbara Cook Crawford	Marion County, Indiana	2010-Present

Tax Court

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
WentworthMartha B. Wentworth	Indiana Tax Court	2010-present

See also

• Judicial selection in Indiana

External links

• Office of the Indiana Governor, News Releases
• News-Sentinel.com, "Retirement of Indiana chief justice highlights 'palace intrigues'," January 18, 2012