Judge Elaine Brown

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Judge Elaine Brown's Robing Ceremony
Friday, May 16, 2008

Judge Elaine Brown will formally join the Indiana Court of Appeals in a robing ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2008.  Chief Judge John G. Baker will preside.  Governor Mitch Daniels will join Judge Brown’s family, colleagues, and special guests to administer the oath of office at the ceremony, which will be followed by a reception.  Seating is by invitation, but the media is welcome to cover the event.

Judge Brown was named to the Court of Appeals by Governor Mitch Daniels.  She joins Judge Nancy H. Vaidik and Judge Margret G. Robb to complete the Court’s Fifth District, which draws a judge from each of the Court’s first three geographical districts.  Judge Brown is the Fifth District judge from southern Indiana and will stand for retention statewide. 

Judge Brown was a trial court judge for 15 years, as well as an attorney in private practice.  She served as judge of the Dubois Superior Court from 1987 to 1998 and again from 2005 to 2008.  In the years between her service on the bench, she maintained a solo practice in Jasper and was a senior attorney with Fine & Hatfield in Evansville.  Earlier in the 1980s, she practiced law with the firm of Thom & DeMotte in Jasper.

Judge John T. Sharpnack Retirement Ceremony
Judge John T. Sharpnack, appointed by Governor Evan Bayh in January 1991, served more than 17 years on the Indiana Court of Appeals.  Judge Sharpnack retired in a ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2008.  Chief Judge John G. Baker presided.  Judge Sharpnack’s family, colleagues, former law clerks, and special guests attended the ceremony. Read the press release.