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Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Johnson County Deputy Prosecutor Paul Felix is Gov. Mitch Daniels' pick for Carmel City Court judge"
From a story by Tania E. Lopez in today's Indianapolis Star that begins:
Felix, a Carmel resident, was appointed last week out of a pool of seven candidates and is expected to take the bench Monday.He will be responsible for hearing mostly traffic and misdemeanor cases, which is a contrast from what he's used to handling at work.
As deputy prosecutor, Felix was involved in the 1998 case of William French, who was convicted in the beating of his wife with a rubber mallet and sentenced to 35 years in prison.
"Nowadays, I'm going to be listening to arguments," said Felix, who is accustomed to making his arguments in court. "I'm going to be very neutral and detached from the different positions and try to remain as impartial as I can."
Felix said he decided to throw his name in for consideration for the City Court judge position because he wanted to be more involved in Carmel. "I wanted to establish more of a commitment to my community," he said.
In May, Felix lost the Republican primary for Hamilton County prosecutor to incumbent Sonia Leerkamp.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 27, 2006 10:11 AM
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