MARION COUNTY – On Tuesday, September 22, and Wednesday, September 23, the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee will conduct interviews with 26 applicants for two upcoming vacancies on the Marion County Superior Court.
The interviews will be held at the Marion County Community Justice Campus, Room C1162, 675 Justice Way, Indianapolis, IN 46203. Interviews are open to the public, with decorum rules in place. Members of the public should check in at the desk outside of the jury room on the first floor to be escorted up to the interview room.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, September 22 (all times listed below are Eastern)
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. – Executive Session to consider applications
9:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m. – Linda Major
9:20 a.m.-9:40 a.m. – Melinda Knox
9:40 a.m.-10:00 a.m. – Magistrate Joel Schneider
Break
10:15 a.m.-10:35 a.m. – Samantha Weichert
10:35 a.m.-10:55 a.m. – Molly Crow
10:55 a.m.-11:15 a.m. – Magistrate Ross Anderson
Break
11:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m. – Brendan Haile
11:50 a.m.-12:10 p.m. – Magistrate Yoni Moise
12:10 p.m.-12:30 p.m. – Magistrate Katharine Melnick
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. – Lunch and Executive Session to consider applications
1:30 p.m.-1:50 p.m. – Jeffrey Preston
1:50 p.m.-2:10 p.m. – Bryan Smith
2:10 p.m.-2:30 p.m. – Jayson McGrath
Break
2:45 p.m.-3:05 p.m. – Magistrate Terrance Tharpe
3:05 p.m.-3:25 pm. – Michael Moore
3:35 p.m.– Executive Session to consider applications
Wednesday, September 23
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. – Executive Session to consider applications
9:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m. – Magistrate Michelle Waymire
9:20 a.m.-9:40 a.m. – Magistrate Marcia Harper
9:40 a.m.-10:00 a.m. – Magistrate Jason Reyome
Break
10:15 a.m.-10:35 a.m. – Magistrate David Hooper
10:35 a.m.-10:55 a.m. – Scott Barnhart
10:55 a.m.-11:15 a.m. – Scott DeVries
Break
11:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m. – Magistrate Sarah Glasser
11:50 a.m.-12:10 p.m. – Magistrate Matthew Symons
12:10 p.m.-12:30 p.m. – Magistrate Andrew Kobe
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. – Lunch and Executive Session to consider applications
1:30 p.m.-1:50 p.m. – Daniel Thomas
1:50 p.m.-2:10 p.m. – Patricia McCrory
2:10 p.m.-2:30 p.m. – John Molloy III
2:30 p.m. – Executive Session to consider applications, followed by public vote to select nominees
After all interviews have concluded, the committee will deliberate in a private executive session to consider applications. The committee considers applicants’ legal education, writings, reputation in the practice of law, and other pertinent information. The executive sessions are authorized under IC 33-33-49-13.1(q) and IC 5-14.1-1.5. The committee vote (on two separate panels of five finalists) is held publicly following deliberations.
According to Indiana law, the committee is required to submit to the Governor “five of the most qualified candidates” for appointment when a vacancy arises. Details on the committee, including membership, are online.
