Indiana Judicial Committees and Commissions
Commission on Race and Gender Fairness

 

Mission Statement

To study the status of race and gender fairness in Indiana's justice system and investigate ways to improve race and gender fairness in the courts, legal system, and state and local government, as well as among legal service providers and public organizations. The Commission will recommend to the Supreme Court the adoption of policies and procedures promoting race and gender fairness.

 

Members

Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard and the Indiana Supreme Court appoint the commission members. Members work in the justice system or have an interest in the system and represent diverse racial, ethnic, and geographical areas in Indiana. (Click a member's name for his or her biography where available.)

Hon. Myra C. Selby, Chair
Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan
Indianapolis
Hon. Ezra Friedlander, Vice-Chair
Indiana Court of Appeals
Indianapolis
Julie Armstrong
Indianapolis
 
Hon. Lorenzo Arredondo
Lake Circuit Court
Crown Point
Susan K. Carpenter
Indiana Public Defender's Office
Indianapolis
Hon. Jane Spencer Craney
Morgan Superior Court #3
Martinsville
 
Melissa F. Danielson
Forcum, Forbes, Danielson & Danielson
Indianapolis
Hon. John L. Kellam
Senior Judge
Division of State Court Administration
Indianapolis
Lt. Stephanie Loehrlein
Evansville Police Department
Evansville
     
Thomas Malapit, Jr.
Muncie
Hon. Jill Reifinger Marcrum
Vanderburgh Superior Court
Evansville
Rodolfo S. Monterrosa, Jr.
South Bend
 
William L. Nie
Cummins Engine Company
Columbus

Marya Overby
Indianapolis

Justice Robert D. Rucker
Indiana Supreme Court
Indianapolis
 

Jonathan C. Ray
Fort Wayne Urban League
Fort Wayne

Jutta Vogelbacher
Muncie
Chief Garnett Watson
Indianapolis
     
Hon. Gerald Zore
Marion Superior Court #7
Indianapolis
   
 
 

Staff Contacts

Lilia Judson, Executive Director
Division of State Court Administration
30 S. Meridian St., Ste. 500

(317) 232-2542
ljudson@courts.state.in.us
Camille T. Wiggins, Staff Attorney
Division of State Court Administration
30 S. Meridian St., Ste. 500

(317) 232-2542
cwiggins@courts.state.in.us
 
Visit the Commission on Race and Gender Fairness website at
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/fairness/
 
Last modified on Wednesday, March, 19, 2008