The members of the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education have elected the officers who will lead them during 2005, Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard announced today.

Robert Houston III, Scottsburg, was elected chairman, John Krauss, of Indianapolis, was elected vice-chairman, Susan Gainey, of Camby, was elected treasurer, and Gerald Bishop, of Merrillville, was elected secretary.

All four attorneys will serve one-year terms that begin January 1, 2005.

The Commission has 11 members. They receive no salary for their service and each serves a term of three to five years.

The Commission is primarily responsible for approval of the individual educational opportunities that Indiana’s attorneys are required to receive and for approval of the sponsors who present the educational seminars. Additionally, the Commission sets standards for training courses for Indiana’s registered mediators and regulates attorney specialization in the state.