INDIANAPOLIS
(April 14, 2005) – A lifetime Lake County resident with a distinguished
career as a public servant and civic leader has been named judge in the Lake
Superior Court, Criminal Division. Governor Mitch Daniels has named Diane Ross
Boswell, of Gary,
to succeed Judge Joan Kouros.
Boswell,
56, a Gary
native, has served as deputy prosecutor with the Lake County Prosecutor’s
Office since 1994. For the past five years, she has been the supervisor of the
County Courts Division of the Lake
Superior Court,
responsible for the administration of prosecutorial functions in four county
courts and 11 city and town courts.
Boswell’s
public service career extends for more than 30 years and includes service as a
staff attorney for the Lake County Division of Family and Children and
extensive experience as a social services director for several hospitals and
home care agencies.
“Diane
brings integrity and an impeccable reputation to the bench, and she has the
right mix of compassion and toughness to be successful. This is a woman who
confronted her fear of flying by taking flight lessons,” said Governor
Daniels. “Diane has given much to her community and leads by
example.”
Boswell
is a commissioner for the Gary Police Civil Service Commission and has served
on the board of the Lake County Bar Association, Lake Area United Way, Gary
YWCA, North Indiana United Methodist Foundation and the Lugar Excellence in
Public Service Program. She is also an active member of the Kimbrough Bar
Association and the Women Lawyers Association.
“I’m
proud to serve my community in this manner. I will work diligently to make
improvements to the Lake
County court
system,” said Boswell.
She
earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from Tennessee
State University,
a master of social work from Loyola
University and a law
degree from the Loyola University School of Law.
Boswell
was among three people nominated for the position by the Lake County Judicial
Nominating Commission. The names were submitted to the governor on February 14.