Loretta Rush
Loretta Rush | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office August 18, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Brent Dickson |
| Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Mitch Daniels |
| Preceded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1958 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Purdue University, West Lafayette (BA) Indiana University, Bloomington (JD) |
| Website | Court website |
Loretta Hogan Rush[1] (born May 11, 1958) is an American lawyer and judge who has served as an Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court since 2012 and as Chief Justice since 2014.
Life and education[]
Rush was born in 1958 in Pennsylvania. She settled in Indiana in 1972. She earned her undergraduate degree from Purdue University and from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington.[2]
Career[]
Rush spent 15 years in general practice as an associate and then partner at the Lafayette firm of Dickson, Reiling, Teder and Withered. Her practice consisted of civil litigation, family law, business, personal injury, corporate, probate and workers compensation cases.[1] Prior to her appointment to the Indiana Supreme Court, she was elected Tippecanoe Superior Court 3 judge and served for 14 years. As juvenile court judge in Tippecanoe County she assisted with the creation of the county's Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. She also implemented a certified juvenile drug treatment court, and initiated a twenty-four-hour assessment center for youth.[2]
Service and activities on the Indiana Supreme Court[]
Rush was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Mitch Daniels in September 2012. She took the oath of office as Indiana's 108th Supreme Court Justice on November 7, 2012. She became Chief Justice on August 18, 2014.[2]
Rush is a member of the Tippecanoe, Indiana, Indianapolis, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations and Indiana and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.[1]
Awards[]
In 2003, she was honored to receive the Kinsey Award for Juvenile Judge of the Year and was presented with the Fiscal Responsibility Award by the Tippecanoe County Council and Commissioners in 2001.[2] In 2013 she was selected as one of Indianapolis Business Journal's 2013 "Women of Influence."[1]
External links[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Loretta Hogan Rush". Notable Alumni. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush". Courts.In.Gov.
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- Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni
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