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Commission on Judicial Qualifications / Judicial Nominating Commission

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News & Announcements

Public Admonition of Fremont Town Court Judge

November 19, 2012 | Press Release

The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has issued a Public Admonition to Fremont Town Court Judge Martha C. Hagerty. The admonition (attached) is the result of a November 2008 traffic infraction case in which Judge Hagerty improperly engaged in multiple ex parte conversations and assumed the role of the prosecutor when she attempted to negotiate a resolution to a defendant’s case.
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Discipline Charges Filed Against Judicial Candidate in Franklin County

October 26, 2012 | Press Release

The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed disciplinary charges against Tammy R. Davis, a candidate for judge of the Franklin Circuit Court. The charges stem from allegedly misleading statements Ms. Davis made (or which were attributed to her) about her opponent, Judge Steven Cox, during her campaign for Circuit Court judge. Several charges also stem from Ms. Davis' failure to correct these statements.
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