Indiana justice applicant interviews to begin Wednesday

Twenty-nine lawyers and judges vying to replace retiring Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson will be interviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission beginning Wednesday morning and continuing Thursday and Friday.

Friday's schedule was adjusted after applicant Ted Waggoner, of Peterson Waggoner & Perkins, LLP, Rochester, withdrew his name from consideration.

Interviews before the seven-member panel that will ultimately recommend three finalists for Gov. Mike Pence’s selection will take place in the Supreme Court Conference Room, Room 319 of the Statehouse. Interviews are open to the public and the schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, Feb. 17

•     9-10:15 a.m.: Executive session to consider applications
•     (Break)
•     10:45-11:05 a.m.: Thomas P. Yoder, Barrett McNagny LLP, Fort Wayne
•     11:05-11:25 a.m.: Geoffrey G. Slaughter, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis
•     11:25-11:45 a.m.: Thomas E. Wheeler II, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis
•     (Lunch – executive session)
•     1:30-1:50 p.m.: Judge Thomas J. Felts, Allen Circuit Court, Fort Wayne
•     1:50-2:10 p.m.: Peter J. Rusthoven, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis
•     2:10-2:30 p.m.: Judge Vicki L. Carmichael, Clark Circuit Court 4, New Albany
•     (Break)
•     2:45-3:05 p.m.: David E. Cook, Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission, Indianapolis
•     3:05-3:25 p.m.: Curtis E. Shirley, Indianapolis
•     3:25-3:45 p.m.: Mark A. Lienhoop, Newby Lewis Kaminski & Jones LLP, LaPorte

Thursday, Feb. 18

•     8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.: Executive session to consider applications
•     9:30-9:50 a.m.: Judge James R. Ahler, Jasper Superior Court, Rensselaer
•     9:50-10:10 a.m.:  Judge Sally A. McLaughlin, Dearborn Superior Court 2, Lawrenceburg
•     10:10-10:30 a.m.: Judge Matthew C. Kincaid, Boone Superior Court 1, Lebanon
•     (Break)
•     10:45-11:05 a.m.: Jaime M. Oss, Huelat Mack & Kreppein P.C., Michigan City
•     11:05-11:25 a.m.: Judge Larry W. Medlock, Washington Circuit Court, Salem
•     11:25-11:45 a.m.: John H. Shean, Shean Law Offices, Bloomington
•     (Lunch – Executive Session)
•     1:30-1:50 p.m.: Judge Steven L. Hostetler, St. Joseph Superior Court, South Bend
•     1:50-2:10 p.m.: Eugene N. Chipman Jr., Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office, Plymouth
•     2:10-2:30 p.m.: Leanna K. Weissmann, Lawrenceburg
•     (Break)
•     2:45-3:05 p.m.: Judge Frances C. Gull, Allen Superior Court, Fort Wayne
•     3:05-3:25 p.m.: Judge Darrin M. Dolehanty, Wayne Superior Court 3, Richmond
•     3:25-3:45 p.m.: Elizabeth C. Green, Riley Bennett & Egloff LLP, Indianapolis

Friday, Feb. 19

•    8:35 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.: Executive session to consider applications
•     9:20-9:40 a.m.:Bryce D. Owens, Owens and Owens, Pendleton
•     9:40-10:00 a.m.: Judge Kit C. Crane, Henry Circuit Court 2, New Castle
•     (Break)
•     10:15-10:35 a.m.: Magistrate Judge Paul R. Cherry, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond
•     10:35-10:55 a.m.: Rep. Thomas W. Washburne, Old National Bancorp, Evansville
•     10:55-11:15 a.m.: Indiana Solicitor General Thomas M. Fisher, Indianapolis
•     (Break)
•     11:30-11:50 a.m.: Lyle R. Hardman, Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros LLP, South Bend
•     11:50-12:10 p.m.: Karen A. Wyle, Karen A. Wyle Law Office, Bloomington
•     12:10-12:30 p.m.: Judge Steven R. Nation, Hamilton Superior Court 1, Noblesville
•     (Break)
•     12:45 p.m. – Lunch and deliberations in executive session