The Tax Court has one judge who must be a citizen of Indiana and have been admitted to the practice of law in Indiana for a period of five years.

The initial appointment is made by the Governor. He makes this appointment from a panel of three persons nominated by the Judicial Nominating Commission.

The initial term of the Judge is until the general election following the expiration of two years from the effective date of the initial appointment. The Judge is then approved or rejected for an additional ten-year term in the same manner as are Justices of the Supreme Court. The Judge of the Tax Court is paid the same salary and receives the same benefits as a Judge of the Court of Appeals.

Judge Thomas G. Fisher

Thomas G. Fisher was appointed Judge of the Indiana Tax Court on July 1, 1986, by Governor Robert D. Orr. He previously served as Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney from September 6, 1967, to July 1, 1986. He also maintained a private law practice in Remington, Indiana, for twenty-one years. He attended Earlham College (B.A. 1962) and Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington (L.L.B. 1965) (J.D. 1968). He was admitted to practice in the Indiana Supreme Court in 1965, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1965, and the Supreme Court of the United States in 1969. He is active in various professional and civic organizations and has lectured in business law at Saint Joseph’s College. He is married and has one son, one daughter, and five grandchildren.