Here Comes the Judge(s)
The Indianapolis Bar Association has released its rating of this year’s judicial candidates for Marion County. The ratings are based on surveys by attorneys conducted by the association’s political arm, the Judicial Excellence Political Action Committee.
The candidates are rated on several categories such as knowledge of the law, judicial temperament and trial experience. The highest rated judge Robert Altice, Jr. with a 96.7% approval rating. The lowest rated candidate was Judge Becky Pierson-Treacy with a 30.7% approval rating. She is also the wife of Marion County Democratic Chairman Ed Treacy.
The full list of candidates and their ranking are below. An asterisk indicates they are not currently sitting on the bench.
Democrats
- Greg Bowes* – 52.7%.
- Linda Brown – 69.9%.
- Thomas Carroll – 68.5%
- John Chavis* – 78.8%.
- Steven Eichholtz – 68.8%.
- John Hanley – 67%.
- Grant Hawkins – 78.8%.
- Mark King* – 53.4%.
- Becky Pierson-Treacy – 30.7%.
- Jose Salinas – 79%.
- Mark Stoner – 95.7%.
- Heather Welch – 95.6%.
Republicans
- Robert Altice – 96.7%.
- Lisa Borges – 69.8%.
- Shelia Carlisle – 94.2%.
- Clayton Graham* – 60%.
- Amy Jones* – 84.8%.
- James Jovan* – 68.1%.
- Michael Keele – 95.4%.
- Helen Marchal* – 86.3%.
- William Nelson – 84.9%.
- Carol Orbison – 72.6%.
- Clark Rogers – 84%.
The ratings are based on responses given by 1,150 emails from attorneys in the following groups: -Indianapolis Bar Association, Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, Marion County Public Defender’s Office and attorneys who have entered an appearance in the past three years before an incumbent judge seeking re-election for whom an email address was available.
