Indiana Court of Appeals

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.

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]

District Name Joined Term ends[lower-alpha 1] Appointed by College Law school
1st Leanna K. Weissmann September 14, 2020 2032 Eric Holcomb (R) Indiana IUPUI
L. Mark Bailey January 1, 1998 2030 Frank O'Bannon (D) Indianapolis IUPUI
Peter R. Foley October 11, 2022 2024 Eric Holcomb (R) Indiana IUPUI
2nd Cale J. Bradford August 1, 2007 2030 Mitch Daniels (R) Indiana IUPUI
Robert R. Altice September 2, 2015 2028 Mike Pence (R) Miami University Missouri–Kansas City
Dana Kenworthy January 18, 2023 2024 Eric Holcomb (R) Ball State IUPUI
3rd Paul D. Mathias April 1, 2000 2032 Frank O'Bannon (D) Harvard Indiana
Terry A. Crone March 8, 2004 2026 Joe Kernan (D) DePauw Notre Dame
Elizabeth F. Tavitas August 6, 2018 2030 Eric Holcomb (R) Notre Dame Notre Dame
4th Rudolph R. Pyle III August 27, 2012 2024 Mitch Daniels (R) Anderson University (Indiana) Indiana
Patricia A. Riley January 1, 1994 2026 Evan Bayh (D) Indiana IUPUI
Melissa S. May April 9, 1998 2030 Frank O'Bannon (D) IU South Bend IUPUI
5th Nancy H. Vaidik February 7, 2000 2032 Frank O'Bannon (D) Valparaiso Valparaiso
Paul Felix[3] July 28, 2023 2026 Eric Holcomb (R) Indiana Indiana
Elaine B. Brown May 7, 2008 2030 Mitch Daniels (R) Indiana Indiana
  1. Term ends Dec. 31 of the year listed.

See also

References
  1. "Appellate Courts: Indiana Court of Appeals". State of Indiana. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. "Judges of the Court of Appeals". State of Indiana. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. "Gov. Holcomb Selects Judge Paul Felix to Join Indiana Court of Appeals". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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