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Geoffrey Slaughter's Biography

Contact Information

Office

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

Full Name:

Geoffrey G. Slaughter

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Julie

Birth Place:

Gary, IN

Home City:

Marion County, IN

JD, Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, 1985-1989

MBA, Finance, Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, 1985-1989

BA, Economics, Indiana University – Bloomington, 1981-1985

Justice, Indiana State Supreme Court, 2016-present

Appointed by Governor Mike Pence, Associate Justice, Indiana Supreme Court, May 9, 2016

Member, Local Rules Advisory Committee for the Northern District of Indiana, 1999-2010

Chair, Indiana Public Employees Relations Board., 2001-2005

Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister Limited Liability Partnership, 2001-2016

Special Counsel, Office of Attorney General of Indiana, 1995-2001

Associate, Kirkland & Ellis Limited Liability Partnership, 1991-1995

Law Clerk, Chief Judge Allen Sharp, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1989-1991

Member, Board of Visitors, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2007-present

Volunteer Judge, "We the People" Competition, 1996-present

President, Indiana Bar Foundation, present

Member, Indiana State Bar Association, present

Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, present

Former Chair, Appellate Practice Section, Indianapolis Bar Association

Former Chair, Indianapolis Lawyers Chapter, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies

Member, The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies

President, Alumni Board, Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, 2005-2006

Awards:

Geoff has been named an Indiana Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine since 2006, is recognized by Best Lawyers in America® and is AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest level of peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability. Geoff has also been rated for four years as a "Top Local Litigation Star - Indiana" for Antitrust, Appellate, Civil Rights and Human Rights and General Commercial law by Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation attorneys. He is also named a "Seventh Circuit Litigation Star" in Indiana by Benchmark Appellate.

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