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Sunday, April 23, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Judge also enjoys sitting on piano bench"

"Judge also enjoys sitting on piano bench" is the title to Russ Pulliam's column today in the Indianapolis Star. It begins:

If it weren't for the law, [Marion County] Superior Court Judge Mark Stoner might be a poverty-stricken, starving musician.

Yet if it weren't for his music, Stoner also might have been a poverty-stricken deputy prosecutor in his early days as a lawyer.

Judge Stoner still keeps his music close at hand. He is one of the top-notch freelance pianists and organists in town, playing for churches and synagogues. He keeps a practice piano in his office, next to his judicial chambers. It has a synthesizer, four-track recording and harpsichord.

(As reported in the entry below, Judge Stoner received a 95.2 percent approval rating in the Indianapolis Bar Association poll.)

Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 23, 2006 10:14 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts