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Brent Dickson
Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
In office
2012–2014
Succeeded byLoretta Rush
Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
In office
January 6, 1986 – April 29, 2016
Preceded byDixon Prentice
Succeeded byGeoffrey G. Slaughter
Personal details
Born (1941-07-18) July 18, 1941 (age 83)
Hobart, Indiana, U.S.
EducationPurdue University (BS)
Indiana University (JD)

Brent Ellis Dickson[1] (born July 18, 1941) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 6, 1986 to April 29, 2016, and was chief justice of the Court from 2012 to 2014.[2][3][4][5] He retired from the Indiana Supreme Court on April 29, 2016.[6]

Early life and education

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Born in Hobart, Indiana, Dickson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University in 1964 and a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1968.[3] During law school, Dickson attended evening courses while working full-time as an insurance claims adjuster.[7]

Career

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He practiced law in Lafayette from 1968 to 1985 and became the senior partner in the law firm of Dickson, Reiling, Teder & Withered. He was appointed by Governor Robert D. Orr to replace retiring Indiana Supreme Court Justice Dixon Prentice. The appointment began January 6, 1986, and he was retained by election in 1988.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Who's Who in American Law, 2002-2003. Marquis Who's Who. 2002. p. 155.
  • ^ "Indiana's chief justice stepping down". Indianapolis Star. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  • ^ a b "Courts in the Classroom: Hon. Brent E. Dickson". in.gov. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  • ^ WTHR Channel 13 (11 June 2014). "Brent E. Dickson steps down as Chief Justice of Indiana". WTHR. Retrieved 27 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • ^ "Indiana Supreme Court reverses judge for derogatory remarks". WISH-TV. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  • ^ "Hon. Brent E. Dickson's Retirement Ceremony", courts.in.gov, April 29, 2016
  • ^ a b Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page[permanent dead link].
  • Political offices
    Preceded by

    Dixon Prentice

    Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
    1986–2016
    Succeeded by

    Geoffrey G. Slaughter


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