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Indiana Supreme Court
The highest court in Indiana. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (Hybrid)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
2 or 10 yearsTerm length
5Sitting justices
1816Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Loretta H. Rush
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: November 7, 2012
Appointed by Mitch Daniels (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Christopher M. Goff
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 24, 2017
Appointed by Eric Holcomb (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Mark S. Massa
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 2, 2012
Appointed by Mitch Daniels (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Derek Molter
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 1, 2022
Appointed by Eric Holcomb (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Geoffrey Slaughter
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: June 13, 2016
Appointed by Mike Pence (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Indiana Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.