Brent Dickson

Brent Dickson
Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
In office 2012–2014
Succeeded by	Loretta Rush
Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
In office January 6, 1986 – April 29, 2016
Preceded by	Dixon Prentice
Succeeded by	Geoffrey G. Slaughter
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-18) July 18, 1941 (age 83) Hobart, Indiana, U.S.
Education	Purdue 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

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

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

• List of justices of the Indiana Supreme Court

References

1. Who's Who in American Law, 2002-2003. Marquis Who's Who. 2002. p. 155.
2. "Indiana's chief justice stepping down". Indianapolis Star. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
3. "Courts in the Classroom: Hon. Brent E. Dickson". in.gov. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
4. WTHR Channel 13 (11 June 2014). "Brent E. Dickson steps down as Chief Justice of Indiana". WTHR. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
5. "Indiana Supreme Court reverses judge for derogatory remarks". WISH-TV. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
6. "Hon. Brent E. Dickson's Retirement Ceremony", courts.in.gov, April 29, 2016
7. 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