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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Indiana high court retained by voters"
So reads the LegalNewsline headline today to a report by Scott Sabatini that begins:
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline)--Change may be among the most prolific words used this campaign season, but Indiana voters stayed the course with a majority of state Supreme Court seats up for election.According to early results provided by the Indiana Secretary of State, all three incumbents will overwhelmingly be approved by voters Tuesday night. The victory gives each justice another 10-year term.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard, along with fellow Justices Brent Dickson and Theodore Boehm enjoyed wide margins in their respective "retention" elections.
Early polling numbers showed voters all three justices with roughly 70 percent of voters choosing yes to retain them on the ballots.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 5, 2008 07:55 AM
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