Brent Dickson
Brent E. Dickson was a justice on the Indiana Supreme Court. He was appointed the 100th justice and took office on January 6, 1986.[1] He was retained by the state's voters in retention elections to ten-year terms in 1988, 1998, and 2008.
Justice Dickson retired from the bench on April 29, 2016, approximately two months before he reached his mandatory retirement age of 75.[2] He had previously announced his forthcoming retirement in January 2016.[3] Dickson's replacement, Geoffrey Slaughter, was Gov. Mike Pence's first appointment to the high court.[4][5]
Dickson served as acting chief justice on the court following the retirement of Randall Shepard. On May 15, 2012, the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission named Dickson the permanent new chief justice. Dickson was the first new chief justice in twenty-five years.[6] In June 2014, he announced that he would step down from the role of chief justice, though he would remain on the court. He was succeeded in that role by Loretta H. Rush.[7]
Education
Dickson received his B.S. from Purdue University in 1964 and his J.D. from Indiana University at Indianapolis School of Law in 1968.[1]
Career
Prior to his appointment, Dickson spent his career as a general practice lawyer. He was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court in 1986.[1]
Awards and associations
- Co-founder, Sagamore Chapter of the American Inns of Court
- Member, American Law Institute[1]
Elections
2008
Dickson was retained to the supreme court with 72.8 percent of the vote.[8]
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Dickson received a campaign finance score of 1.11, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of 0.01 that justices received in Indiana.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[9]
See also
- Indiana Supreme Court
- Courts in Indiana
- News: Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission names Brent Dickson next Chief Judge, May 15, 2012
External links
- Indiana Court Times, "Brent E. Dickson Takes Oath of Office as Chief Justice of Indiana," September 17, 2012
- Indiana Judicial Branch, "Justice Brent E. Dickson"
- Project Vote Smart, "Justice Brent E. Dickson"
- "Indiana Supreme Court Justice Dickson Retiring"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Indiana Judicial Branch, "Justice Brent E. Dickson," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Indianapolis Business Journal, "Dickson’s 30-year tenure on Supreme Court celebrated," April 29, 2016
- ↑ Indy Star "Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson retiring in April,"accessed January 12,2016
- ↑ Indianapolis Star, "Brent Dickson to leave Indiana Supreme Court after three decades," November 9, 2015
- ↑ Goshen News, "INDIANA: Pence names Indianapolis lawyer to state Supreme Court," May 9, 2016
- ↑ Lafayette Journal Courier, "Acting Indiana chief justice picked to head court," May 15, 2012
- ↑ NWI Times, "Indiana chief justice stepping down, will remain on Supreme Court," June 11, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed May 4, 2015
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana
State courts:
Indiana Supreme Court • Indiana Court of Appeals • Indiana Tax Court • Indiana Superior Courts • Indiana Circuit Courts • Indiana City Courts • Indiana County Courts • Indiana Municipal Courts • Indiana Small Claims Courts • St. Joseph County Probate Court • Indiana Town Courts
State resources:
Courts in Indiana • Indiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Indiana
