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Loretta Rush's Biography

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Indiana Supreme Court
315 Indiana State House
200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Full Name:

Loretta Hogan Rush

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Jim; 4 Children

Birth Date:

05/11/1958

Birth Place:

Scranton, PA

Graduated, Indiana Judicial College

Juris Doctor, Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1983

Bachelor of Arts, Purdue University, 1980

Chief Justice, Indiana State Supreme Court, 2014-present

Justice, Indiana State Supreme Court, 2012-present

Candidate, Indiana State Supreme Court, 2014, 2024

Appointed, Justice, Indiana State Supreme Court, 2012

Judge, Tippecanoe Superior Court 3, 1998-2012

Member, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 2000-present

Member, Indiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1999-present

Chair, Alternative Community Education Board/Truancy Forum

Former Chair, Executive Committee, Indiana Court Improvement Program

Member, Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative

Member, Indiana Supreme Court Reporting Pilot Project

Member, Tippecanoe Community Forums on Child Abuse and Neglect, Annual Summits

Member, Tippecanoe County Intake and Assessment Center

Member, Tippecanoe County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court/Intensive Substance Abuse Probation

Member, Tippecanoe Evidence Based Programming

Vice President, Indiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 2010-2012

Chair, Indiana Juvenile Justice Improvement Committee, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Treasurer, Indiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 2008-2010

Participant, Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Race and Gender Fairness, 2010

Representative, National Judicial Leadership Summit on the Protection of Children, 2005, 2007, 2009

Chair, Child Welfare Improvement Committee, Indiana Court Improvement Program, 2007, 2008

Secretary, Indiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 2006-2008

Member, Indiana Judicial Education Committee, 2007, 2008

Chair, Indiana State-Wide Child Welfare Summit, 2007

Member, Tippecanoe County Community Corrections Board, 2001-2007

Board Member, Cary Children's Home, 1999-2006

Member, Indiana Juvenile Benchbook Committee, 2000-2006

Member, Judicial Technology and Automation Committee, Indiana Supreme Court, 2000-2005

Guest Lecturer, Criminal Law, Ivy Tech Community College, 2004-present

Guest Lecturer, Business Law/Law and Society, Purdue University, 1990-1994, 2004-2008

Attorney, Loretta H. Rush, Law Office, 1997-1998

Attorney, Withered and Corrigan, 1998

Partner, Dickson, Reiling, Teder and Withered, 1987-1997

Associate, Dickson, Reiling, Teder and Withered, 1983-1987

Teacher, Business Law Correspondence Course, Indiana Department of Correction, 1980-1983

Certified Legal Intern, Community Legal Services, Indiana University, 1981-1983

Law Clerk, Locke Reynolds Boyd and Weisell, 1982

Law Clerk, Vinson and Elkins, 1981

Intern, Grey, Seifert, Incorporated, 1980

President, Indiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 2012-present

Keynote Speaker, Twentieth Century Scholars Program, Purdue University, 2009-present

Member, Indiana Judges Association, 1999-present

Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation, 1995-present

Member, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program, Tippecanoe County, 1987-present

Member, Tippecanoe County Bar Association, 1984-present

Member, Indiana State Bar Association, 1983-present

Member, American Bar Association, present

Member, Child in Need of Services (CHINS) Mediation/Facilitation, Tippecanoe County

Member, Community Transition Program, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

Foundation Board Director, Community and Family Resource Center

Director, Grants Board, North Central Health Services

Member, Indiana Mental Health Screening and Assessment Pilot Project

Member, Lafayette Country Club

Member, Newtone Fitness

Member, Saint Mary's Church

Former Officer/Secretary, Tippecanoe County Bar Association

Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)

Speaker, Purdue Mortar Board Leadership Conference, 2012

Participant, Indiana Courts in the Classroom, 2010

Volunteer, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program, 2007-2009

Keynote Speaker, Young Women's Christian Association Salute to Women, 2009

Member, Indiana Family Court Project, 2008

Chair, Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Program, 1988-2004

Member, Board of Directors, Young Women's Christian Association, 1986-1998

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