Randall Shepard
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Randall T. Shepard is the Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court by Governor Robert D. Orr and took office on September 6, 1985[1] at the age of 38, becoming its ninety-ninth justice. He became its chief justice in March of 1987.
He was retained by the state's voters in retention elections in 1988, 1998 and 2008. His current ten-year term expires in 2018.[2][3]
Legal education and experience
Shepard graduated from Princeton University cum laude and from the Yale Law School. He earned a Master of Laws degree in the judicial process from the University of Virginia.
Shepard was Judge of the Vanderburgh Superior Court from 1980 until his appointment to the Supreme Court. He earlier served as executive assistant to Mayor Russell Lloyd of Evansville and as special assistant to the Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Chief Justice Shepard was also Trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He served as chair of the ABA Appellate Judges Conference and of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. During fiscal year 2005-06, Shepard served as President of the National Conference of Chief Justices. Shepard was appointed by John Roberts to serve on the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. [2]
Nominating commission
Shepard is the Chairman of the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission, which is a seven person board charged with selecting Supreme Court Justices, filling other judicial vacancies, and administering discipline on cases of judicial misconduct.[2]
Academic Ties
He teaches at the law schools of NYU and Yale. [2]
Awards and associations
- Recipient of the Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence. [4]
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