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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Tippecanoe County judge races begin to take shape on filing day"
Sophia Voravong writes today in the Lafayette Journal Courier:
A judge seeking a second term and a longtime Lafayette attorney will face each other on the Republican ticket in the May primary election.Citing a need to continue with evidence-based treatment, rather than throwing offenders in prison, Judge Les Meade announced his intention Tuesday at the Tippecanoe County Republican headquarters.
He'll run against Bruce Graham for the seat in Tippecanoe Superior Court 5, which handles the largest volume of misdemeanor and felony criminal cases, most of them involving first-time offenders. * * *
In Tippecanoe County, five judicial seats are up for election -- Circuit Court, Superior Court 1, Superior Court 2, Superior Court 4 and Superior Court 5.
Candidates can begin filing today for the primary. At least one other judicial seat will be contested.
Superior Court 1 is shaping up to be a three-way race. Attorney Randy Williams announced last week his plans to run as a Republican.
Attorney Rebecca Trent, who is running as an Independent, is scheduled to announce today.
Attorney Mike Trueblood confirmed Tuesday that he will run on the Democratic ticket. He has practiced law in Tippecanoe County for 30 years.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 23, 2008 09:48 AM
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