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Friday, January 25, 2008

Ind. Courts - More candidates seek judicial nominations

"Judge Brugnaux seeking another term in Superior Court" is the headline to this story by Howard Greninger in the Terre Haute Trib-Star:

Barbara L. Brugnaux will seek a third term as judge of Vigo County Superior Court Division 5, announcing Thursday she will file today for re-election in the May 6 primary election. * * *

Brugnaux will file as a Democrat. Christopher J. Dailey, former Terre Haute City Court judge, filed Wednesday as a Republican candidate for Division 5 judge.

Fourteen years ago, when Judge William McClain was suspended and temporarily lost his seat, Brugnaux was appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court to fill it, making her the first female judge in Vigo County. Brugnaux was appointed to the position by the governor when McClain later was permanently removed.

Brugnaux, who turns 60 in April, won election as judge of Division 5 court in 1996 and 2002. * * *

Division 5 is among the busiest courts in Vigo County, with more than 1,500 criminal cases, mostly driving while intoxicated and felony drug possession cases, and 3,900 civil cases in 2007.

Dailey, 44, was appointed Terre Haute City Court Judge by Gov. Mitch Daniels last year, to replace Michael Lewis, who had won election to Vigo County Superior Court Division 6. Dailey lost in his first election bid in November for City Court to current Judge John Roach, a Democrat.

"Trent to run as Independent in Court 1" is the headline to a story in the Lafayette Journal Courier:
Attorney Rebecca Trent chose to run as an Independent for the seat of Superior Court 1 because she believes judges should not have political ties.

The partner with Brookston law firm Robert H. Little hopes voters keep that in mind when they go to the polls in November. * * *

The race for Superior Court 1 is shaping up to be a three-person contest in November. Lafayette attorney Randy Williams is running on the Republican ticket. Mike Trueblood, also a Lafayette-based attorney, plans to run as a Democrat.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 25, 2008 10:52 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts