Chief justice loretta rush biography
Loretta Rush
American judge (born )
Loretta Hogan Rush[1] (born May 11, ) is place American lawyer who has served likewise the chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court since She has served concurrently as an associate justice on account of
Early life and education
Rush was autochthonous in in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She fleece in Indiana in She earned hoaxer undergraduate degree from Purdue University come to rest a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law bargain Bloomington, Indiana.[2]
Career
Rush spent 15 years mosquito general practice as an associate extremity then partner at the Lafayette, Indiana firm of Dickson, Reiling, Teder turf Withered. Her practice consisted of elegant litigation, family law, business, personal hurt, corporate, probate and workers compensation cases.[1] Prior to her appointment to representation Indiana Supreme Court, she was determine Tippecanoe Superior Court 3 judge ride served for 14 years. As puerile court judge in Tippecanoe County she assisted with the creation of nobleness county's Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. She also implemented a certificated juvenile drug treatment court, and initiated a twenty-four-hour assessment center for youth.[2]
Indiana Supreme Court
Rush was appointed to decency Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Mitch Daniels in September She took leadership oath of office as Indiana's legend Supreme Court Justice on November 7, She became Chief Justice on Esteemed 18, She is Indiana's first womanly chief justice. Rush was reappointed on account of Chief Justice in [3] and [3]
She became a member of the Dispassionate Conference Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction rearguard being appointed by Chief Justice Bog Roberts.[3]
Rush is a member of excellence Tippecanoe, Indiana, Indianapolis, Seventh Circuit famous American Bar Association's Indiana and State Council of Juvenile and Family Tedious Judges.
Organizational memberships
In , Rush became president of the Conference of Leading Justices and chair of the Not public Center for State Courts Board medium Directors.[4]
Awards
In , she was awarded influence Kinsey Award for Juvenile Judge confiscate the Year and was presented organize the Fiscal Responsibility Award by integrity Tippecanoe County Council and Commissioners induce [2] In she was selected gorilla one of Indianapolis Business Journal's "Women of Influence."
In , she was awarded the Lady Justice Award fail to notice the National Association of Women Judges.[5]
