Local judges interviewing for Indiana Supreme Court bench

Two Grant County judges and a former Madison County judge are among the candidates vying for a seat on the Indiana Supreme Court.

Judge Mark Spitzer presides over Grant Circuit Court, where he was first elected in 2006.

Judge Dana Kenworthy also sits on a Grant County bench, this one in Grant Superior Court 2.  She was first elected in 2010.

Judge Rudolph Pyle III is a former judge of the Madison Circuit Court.  He was appointed to serve on the Indiana Court of Appeals by Governor Mitch Daniels in 2012.

All three have appeared on local ballots as Republicans.

Nineteen judges and lawyers will be interviewed to replace Justice Steven David, the longest-serving justice on Indiana’s high court.  He’s announced he will retire this fall.

The court’s schedule says it will conduct public interviews on February 28 and March 1, with a public vote on a lists of finalists coming at the end of the second day.  Governor Eric Holcomb will ultimately appoint the new justice.

Full Interview Schedule

Monday, February 28
9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m. – Executive Session
10:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. – Matthew J. McGovern
10:20 a.m.-10:40 a.m. – Hon. Mark E. Spitzer
10:40 a.m.-11:00 a.m. – Hon. Lisa L. Swaim
(Break)
11:15 a.m.-11:35 a.m. – Patrick W. Price
11:35 a.m.-11:55 a.m. – Hon. Rudolph R. Pyle, III
11:55 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Hon. Gretchen S. Lund
(Lunch and Executive Session)
1:40 p.m.-2:00 p.m. – William W. Barrett
2:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. – Hon. James A. Joven
2:20 p.m.-2:40 p.m. – Hon. Jeffrey W. Clymer
(Break)
2:55 p.m.-3:15 p.m. – Hon. Amy S. Miskimen
3:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m. – Curtis E. Shirley
3:35 p.m.-3:55 p.m. – Hon. Jennifer L. DeGroote
4:05 p.m.-5:00 p.m. – Executive Session

Tuesday, March 1
8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m. – Executive Session
9:30 a.m.-9:50 a.m. – Hon. Derek R. Molter
9:50 a.m.-10:10 a.m. – Hon. Dana J. Kenworthy
10:10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. – Hon. Ryan K. Gardner
(Break)
10:45 a.m.-11:05 a.m. – Justin P. Forkner
11:05 a.m.-11:25 a.m. – Hon. Jaime M. Oss
(Break)
11:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Hon. Robert D. Krieg
12:00 p.m.-12:20 p.m. – William N. Riley
(Lunch and Deliberations in Executive Session, followed by public vote)

From the court: The interviews are open to the public and will be held in the Fuse East Conference Room on the second floor of the South Tower at Capital Center (201 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, IN 46204). Due to social distancing, there will be limited in-person seating. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status.