Brent Dickson

Brent E. Dickson (born July 18, 1941) is an Indiana attorney. He was 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.[1][2][3][4] He retired from the Indiana Supreme Court on April 29, 2016.[5]

Born in Hobart, Indiana, Dickson is a graduate of Purdue University (B.S. 1964), and the Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D. 1968),[2] where he attended the evening division while working full-time as an insurance claims adjuster.[6]

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 Prentice W. Dixon. The appointment began January 6, 1986, and he was retained by election in 1988.[6]


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References
  1. "Indiana's chief justice stepping down". Indianapolis Star. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. "Courts in the Classroom: Hon. Brent E. Dickson". in.gov. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. WTHR Channel 13 (11 June 2014). "Brent E. Dickson steps down as Chief Justice of Indiana". WTHR. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. "Indiana Supreme Court reverses judge for derogatory remarks". WISH-TV. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. "Hon. Brent E. Dickson's Retirement Ceremony", courts.in.gov, April 29, 2016
  6. 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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Dixon Prentice		 Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
1986–2016		 Succeeded by
Geoffrey G. Slaughter



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