Robert Rucker
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| Robert Rucker | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Indiana Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Frank O'Bannon |
| Active: | 1999-2022 |
| Past post: | Indiana Court of Appeals |
| Past term: | 1991-1999 |
| Past position: | Judge |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Indiana University, 1974 |
| Law School: | Valparaiso University School of Law, 1976 |
| Grad. School: | University of Virginia Law School, 1998 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Indiana Supreme Court |
| State: | Indiana |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Retention vote %: | 71.4%  |
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Robert D. Rucker is an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court. He was the 105th justice appointed to the court; he was appointed by Governor Frank O'Bannon. Rucker took office on November 19, 1999 and his current term expires in 2022.[1][2] [3]
Education
Rucker received his B.A. from Indiana University in 1974 and his J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1976. In 1998, he earned a Master of Laws in the judicial process from the University of Virginia Law School.[2]
Professional career
- 1999 Appointed to Indiana Supreme Court
- 1991-1999 Judge, Indiana Court of Appeals
- Attorney for city of Gary, Indiana
- Attorney, East Chicago
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Lake County[4]
Awards and Associations
- Member, Indiana Judges Association
- Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation
- Judicial Council Executive Committee, National Bar Association[2]
Remarks about access to justice
2012 election
Justice Rucker was retained in the general election on November 6, winning 71.4% of the vote. [5]
- See also: Indiana judicial elections, 2012
External links
- Rucker Biography
- Real Estate Rama, "Lake County court building to be named after Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert D. Rucker", February 22, 2010
- Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goowin, LLC, "Indiana Supreme Court Deals Blow to Payday Lenders", August 2001
References
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| Current |
Brent Dickson • Robert Rucker • Steven David • Loretta H. Rush • Mark S. Massa • | ||
| Former | Randall Shepard • Theodore Boehm • Frank Sullivan, Jr. • William Allen Woods • Francis Elisha Baker • Walter Treanor • Hardress Swaim • | ||
