Archived Video Judge Bradford's Robing Ceremony Held 8.24.2007 at 2:30 PM EST

Judge Cale Bradford will formally join the Indiana Court of Appeals in a robing ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2007. Chief Judge John G. Baker will preside. Governor Mitch Daniels will join Judge Bradford’s family, colleagues, and special guests to administer the oath of office at the ceremony, which will be followed by a reception. Judge Bradford will be introduced by former Marion County Prosecutor Scott Newman. Seating is by invitation, but the media is welcome to cover the event.

Judge Bradford was named to the Court of Appeals by Governor Mitch Daniels and took his seat on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. He joins Judge Ezra H. Friedlander and Judge James S. Kirsch in representing the Court’s 2nd District, which includes Marion County. For more than 10 years, Judge Bradford served on the Marion Superior Court, including two terms as presiding judge. 

Judge Bradford joined the bench following a career that encompassed the private practice of law as well as work as both a public defender and prosecutor.  From 1990 to 1995, Judge Bradford was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, just prior to serving in the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office in 1995 and 1996, where he oversaw a staff of more than 100 attorneys.

A native of Indianapolis, Judge Bradford received a B.A. in labor relations and personnel management from Indiana University-Bloomington in 1982 and his J.D. from Indiana University-Indianapolis in 1986. He also attended the Thomas Cooley School of Law in Lansing, Michigan.

The Indiana Court of Appeals is the state’s second-highest court. It reviews appeals from trial court decisions; a decision of the Indiana Court of Appeals is final unless granted further review by the Indiana Supreme Court. The majority of appeals filed in Indiana are decided by the Court of Appeals.  

In 2006, the 15-member Court of Appeals issued 2,509 written opinions, sitting in panels of three. For more information, see the Court’s website, http://www.in.gov/judiciary/appeals/.