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Thursday, June 01, 2006

Ind. Gov't. - Judge Comer is replaced as Ethics Commission head

Via a press release yesterday, Gov. Daniels announced that:

Laura L. Forest will become executive director of the Indiana State Ethics Commission on June 5, replacing Mary Lee Comer, who will now serve as special counsel to the commission. * * *

Forest recently completed a three-year direct commission with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps where she held the rank of captain. She was most recently assigned as the 3rd Recruiting Brigade Judge Advocate at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Her duties included serving as the brigade’s ethics counselor, which involved responding to ethics questions and providing annual ethics training to soldiers and federal civilian employees. Forest also participated in investigations involving alleged standards of conduct violations and worked closely with the Army’s Office of the Inspector General. * * *

Comer was appointed as executive director of the commission on April 11, 2005. She previously served 18 years as a Hendricks Superior Court judge and four years as a State of Indiana senior judge. Comer requested her new role with the commission to allow her to spend more time with her family, while continuing to serve the state in a part-time capacity.

Here, from an April 13, 2005 ILB entry, is the original announcement of Judge Comer's appointment last year. And here, from May 7, 2006, is the ILB entry headed "Ind. Gov't. - Yet more on: State FSSA exec goes from public to private at twice the price."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 1, 2006 03:07 PM
Posted to Indiana Government