The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee is beginning the process of selecting two new superior court judges. Judge John Hanley (D) and Judge Mark Stoner (D) will retire effective December 31, 2024, creating vacancies on the Marion Superior Court.
Following local court rules, the Marion Superior Court Executive Committee offered any sitting judge the opportunity to transfer courts. The transfer period has closed. These vacancies will be in Major Felony and Family. The Executive Committee will assign the new judges to their divisions after the Governor makes the appointments.
Marion County judicial applicant interviews October 28-29
September 23, 2024
Public Notice of September 16, 2024 Executive Session
September 11, 2024 | Announcement
28 candidates applied for the vacancies
September 11, 2024
- Magistrate Ross Anderson
- J. Derek Atwood
- Judge Kimberly J. Bacon
- Magistrate Pauline A. Beeson
- Judge Andrew R. Bernlohr
- Magistrate Andrew J. Borland
- Senior Judge Eleanor K. Finnell
- Katreana Gaither
- Matthew A. Gerber
- Judge Garland E. Graves
- Kevin E. Green
- Shelley Gupta
- Valerie L. Harvey
- Matthew Kochevar
- Magistrate Virginia Lawrence
- Jeffrey Macey
- Jayson W. McGrath
- Magistrate Tara Y. Melton
- Lun Pieper
- Magistrate Katharine Melnick Sahlein
- Magistrate Travis Sandifur
- Magistrate Joel A. Schneider
- Magistrate James K. Snyder
- Magistrate Ian Stewart
- Magistrate Terrance Tharpe
- Daniel S. Tomson
- Amanda R. Wishin
- David J. Ziemba
Applications available for vacancies on Marion Superior Court
August 6, 2024 | Press Release
Applications & Instructions
August 6, 2024