Indiana Court of Appeals


The Indiana Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the state of Indiana. It is the successor to the Indiana Appellate Court.

History

The Indiana Appellate Court was created by the Indiana General Assembly by statute in 1891. It was originally created to be a temporary appellate court to handle overflow cases from the Indiana Supreme Court. The Appellate Court was not intended to be a permanent institution; the original statute specified that it would only exist for six years. But in 1897, the General Assembly voted to keep the court for another four years, and then voted to make it permanent in 1901. It was at this point that the court began its function as an intermediate appellate court.
In 1970, the Constitution of Indiana was amended to create the current Indiana Court of Appeals. The court began hearing cases on January 1, 1972.

Jurisdiction

The Court of Appeals hears appeals from the Indiana trial courts, including some interlocutory appeals. It also handles appeals from some state government agencies, such as the Worker's Compensation Board, Department of Workforce Development, and Utility Regulatory Commission. Though the Court of Appeals judges represent different districts within Indiana, each panel of judges has statewide jurisdiction.

Judges

The court was originally created with nine judges: one three-judge panel for each of three districts. The court was later expanded to fifteen judges.

Sitting judges

Names in bold are the presiding judges of their district, while italic font is used to designate the court's chief judge.
DistrictNameJoinedTerm endsAppointed byCollegeLaw school
1stEric Holcomb IndianaIndiana – McKinney
1stFrank O'Bannon IndianapolisIndiana – McKinney
1st'Eric Holcomb IndianaIndiana – McKinney
2ndMike Pence MiamiUniversity of Missouri–Kansas [City School of Law|Missouri–Kansas City]
2ndMitch Daniels IndianaIndiana – McKinney
2ndEric Holcomb Ball StateIndiana – McKinney
3rdEric Holcomb Notre DameNotre Dame
3rd'Frank O'Bannon HarvardIndiana – Maurer
3rdEric Holcomb DenverIndiana – Maurer
4thMitch Daniels AndersonIndiana – Maurer
4th'Frank O'Bannon IU South BendIndiana – McKinney
4thEric Holcomb Western MichiganValparaiso [University School of Law|Valparaiso]
5thFrank O'Bannon ValparaisoValparaiso
5th'Mitch Daniels IndianaIndiana – Maurer
5thEric Holcomb IndianaIndiana – Maurer