BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:[SUPREME] Justice David announces fall 2022 retirement X-WR-TIMEZONE:Indiana (East) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T000954Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_38260847807797 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211103 DESCRIPTION:Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven H. David will step down fr om the bench in the fall of 2022 after nearly 30 years as a judicial branc h leader. He is Indiana’s 106th Supreme Court justice and the longest-se rving justice currently on the Court. In addition to his commitment to the Indiana Judiciary\, David retired from the United States Army in 2010 wit h the rank of Colonel.\n\nChief Justice Loretta Rush pointed to Justice Da vid’s public service ethos saying\, “Justice David’s deep commitment to our Hoosier justice system and his tireless work have been aimed at up holding the rule of law and improving the judicial branch statewide. He wi ll be greatly missed.”\n\nJustice David’s distinguished career took hi m all over the world\, but always happily back to the Hoosier state. He wa s born in Allen County\, raised in Bartholomew County\, and spent most of his professional life in Boone County. His ancestors settled Brown County in the early 1800s\, and David and his wife now reside near where he grew up\, just a few miles from the David Cemetery in Brown County. David’s s on\, Colin\, lives in Indiana and is a graphic artist. His daughter\, Dani elle\, who is is a nuclear pharmacist\, lives with her husband Casey\, and their three children in Missouri. David’s wife\, Catheryne Pully\, is a n attorney and Indiana State Bar Association employee. Pully holds the ran k of Commander in the United States Navy Reserves Judge Advocate General ’s Corps and has recently been recalled to active duty to serve as Gener al Counsel for the two-star Admiral responsible for managing\, training\, and administering the 110\,000 men and women in the U.S. Navy Reserves.\n\ nDavid graduated cum laude from Murray State University as a Distinguished Military Graduate on an R.O.T.C. scholarship. He earned his law degree fr om Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He served in t he United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps on active duty until 1986 and reserve duty until 2010. His service included two post 9/11 mobil izations to Iraq and Guantanamo Bay\, Cuba. He served as trial counsel\, d efense counsel\, Military Judge\, Training Officer\, Staff Judge Advocate\ , held two commands\, and was selected by the Secretary of Defense in 2007 to serve as Chief Defense Counsel for the Office of Military Commissions. \n\nIn addition to his time in the military\, David worked in private prac tice and as corporate counsel. He also served as an elected trial court ju dge. In 1994 he was elected (and subsequently reelected) to the bench in B oone County where he served until his appointment to the state’s highest court.\n\nIn reflection of his wide-ranging service\, Justice David state d\, “I am so proud and humbled to have served the people of Indiana and the people of this great nation for my entire professional life. From 1982 through 2010 I served as either a full time soldier or as a part time sol dier in the United States Army Reserves. From 1994 until next year it will be almost 30 years that I have served as a judicial officer. Service to o thers has been my great honor. I am humbled to have served. My journey has been nothing less than a dream come true. We have the greatest Supreme Co urt in the nation and the best judicial system anywhere\, and we are all c onstantly working together to make it better! I salute Chief Justice Rush and my colleagues on the Supreme Court. They are truly amazing law partner s. Chief Justice Rush and I were trial judges together and have been frien ds for many years. It has been my distinct honor and sheer joy to work wit h her not only on our core mission but together with so many justice partn ers to improve our systems and to make Hoosiers proud. I look forward to t he next chapters in my life and ways in which I can continue to serve and make lives better.”\n\nJustice David was appointed to the Court by Gover nor Mitch Daniels in 2010 upon the retirement of Justice Ted Boehm. During his tenure\, he has served with eight justices including Dickson\, Goff\, Massa\, Rucker\, Rush\, Shepard\, Slaughter\, and Sullivan. He has author ed 202 civil and criminal opinions (158 majority and 44 non-majority) with more opinions to be authored until his retirement. A state and national l eader of the judiciary\, David has devoted time to civic organizations suc h as National Mock Trial and legal affiliations such as the Appellate Judg es Conference (Chair)\, served as an adjunct professor\, and authored nume rous publications. A more complete biography and high resolution photograp h can be found online.\n\nJustice David will step down from the bench in t he fall of 2022. The Judicial Nominating Commission will search for a succ essor to fill the vacancy. Applications for the position will be made avai lable on the Court’s website. After he retires from the Court\, David in tends to serve as a senior judge and will continue to chair the Commission on Equity and Access as well as Indiana’s Conference for Legal Educatio n Opportunity. LOCATION: SUMMARY:[SUPREME] Justice David announces fall 2022 retirement URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.in.gov/event/inscpr20211103 CATEGORIES:Press Releases END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR