Auburn native takes seat on Allen County bench as magistrate judge

Auburn native Taylor A. Beaty has been named a magistrate judge in the Allen Superior Court Civil Division, the courts announced Thursday. Beaty will take the bench on July 1, succeeding retiring Magistrate Judge Thomas Boyer.

Beaty, 30, is an attorney with the law firm of Beckman Lawson LLP. As a magistrate judge, Beaty will serve in the court’s small claims division, deciding a variety of civil cases, including landlord-tenant issues, protective order requests, contract disputes and other matters.

Beaty is a 2012 graduate of DePauw University and a 2015 graduate of Ohio Northern University’s Claude W. Pettit College of Law. She was admitted to the Indiana Bar in September 2015.

“Taylor Beaty knows Allen Superior Court like few other new magistrates could,” said Judge Craig J. Bobay, administrative judge of Allen Superior Court’s Civil Division. “She has been a part of the court before, she knows well the job we do and is already highly regarded by the legal community. Taylor will make great contributions to the court, from day one and for many years to come.”

“Being able to make positive contributions to my community means everything to me,” Beaty said. “This opportunity to help solve problems and resolve disputes is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to do that. I’m grateful for this chance to join the Allen Superior Court bench.”