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Mark S. Massa
Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
Background: He worked as deputy press secretary and speechwriter for Gov. Robert Orr (R). He was then an attorney with the Marion County Prosecutor's Office and served as assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.
At a glance
- Court
- Indiana Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) (March 23, 2012); retained by voters in a retention election on November 5, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Mitch Daniels (R)
- Appointment date
- March 23, 2012
- Took office
- April 2, 2012
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2034
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Indiana University, 1983
- Law: Indiana University, Indianapolis School of Law, 1989
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Mark S. Massa’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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