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Five Attorneys and Judges Selected as Semi-Finalists for Court of Appeals Vacancy

May 16, 2012 | PRESS RELEASE

The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission named five semi-finalists for the upcoming vacancy on the Court of Appeals of Indiana. The following attorneys and judges applied for the position, were interviewed in public at the State House, and have been named as semi-finalists for the Court of Appeals:

Ms. Abigail Lawlis Kuzma, Indianapolis
Ms. Patricia Caress McMath, Indianapolis
Hon. Rudolph R. Pyle, III, Madison Circuit Court 1
Mr. Joel M. Schumm, Indianapolis
Hon. Robert R. Altice, Jr., Marion Criminal Division 2

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