Judges visit students and civic groups for Constitution Day

Sixty-one judicial officers from across the state will meet with nearly 4,500 students and civic group members to celebrate Constitution Day in September 2025. Indiana courts commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787, with a program that brings judges into schools and out into their communities. The following judges are visiting schools sometime around Constitution Day:

  • Adams County
    • Judge Chad Kukelhan at Bellmont and Adams Central elementary schools
  • Clinton County
    • Chief Justice Loretta Rush (Tippecanoe County) at Clinton Prairie Junior/Senior High School
  • Dearborn County
    • Judge Jonathan Cleary at Lawrenceburg High School
    • Judge F. Aaron Negangard at Greendale Middle School
    • Court of Appeals Judge Leanna Weissmann at St. John Lutheran School
  • Delaware County
    • Judge Judi Calhoun at Exchange Club
  • Dubois County
    • Judge Nathan Verkamp at Southridge Elementary
  • Elkhart County
    • Judge Elizabeth Bellin at Wakarusa Elementary
    • Judge Teresa Cataldo at Wakarusa Elementary
    • Judge Andrew Hicks at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School
    • Judge Kristine Osterday at Northridge High School
  • Floyd County
    • Judge Lisa Reger (Clark County) at Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Greenville Elementary
  • Hamilton County
    • Commissioner Christopher Barrows and Judge Andrew Bloch at Westfield Washington Middle School
    • Judge Alicia Gooden (Marion County) at Fishers High School
    • Judge David Najjar at Geist Montessori Academy
    • Magistrate Sarah Shields at Geist Elementary School and LeafSpring School at Geist
  • Hancock County
    • Judge Helen Marchal (Marion County) at Mount Vernon High School
    • Judge R. Scott Sirk at Mount Vernon High School and New Palestine High School
  • Hendricks County
    • Magistrate Joshua Adair at Bethesda Christian School
    • Judge Kathryn Kuehn at Plainfield High School
    • Judge Dan Zielinski at Danville High School
  • Jennings County
    • Judge Ellie Bright at Brush Creek, Graham Creek, Hayden, Sand Creek, and Scipio elementary schools
  • Lake County
    • Judge Rehana Adat-Lopez at Kolling Elementary and Gary Lighthouse College Prep & Upper Campus
    • Magistrate Lisa Berdine at Edison Elementary
    • Judge Julie Cantrell at Solon Robinson Elementary
    • Judge Aleksandra Dimitrijevic and Magistrate David Urbanski at Eads, Elliot, Frank H. Hammond, and Highland elementary schools; Wilbur Wright Middle School; and Munster High School
    • Judge Kristina Kantar at Area Career Center
    • Magistrate Ana Patricia Osan (Porter County) at Bibich Elementary School
    • Judge John Sedia at Scott Middle School
  • Lawrence County
    • Magistrate Anah Gouty at Mitchell Junior High School and St. Vincent de Paul
    • Judge Nathan Nikirk at Bedford Middle School
  • Marion County
    • Magistrate Polly Beeson, Judge Angela Davis, Judge Geoffrey Gaither, and Judge Patricia McMath at Allisonville Elementary School
    • Magistrate Polly Beeson at Greenbriar Elementary School
    • Judge Rich Blaiklock at Arsenal Technical High School
    • Judge Amber Collins-Gebrehiwet at Pike High School
    • Magistrate Stefanie Crawford at Eastbrook Elementary School and Beech Grove High School
    • Judge Kurt Eisgruber at Bishop Chatard
    • Judge Clayton Graham at Pike High School and Holy Angels Catholic School
    • Magistrate Therese Hannah at St. Michael and George Washington High School
    • Judge John Kitley at Nativity Catholic School
    • Judge Tara Melton at Lawrence Central High School
    • Judge Marc Rothenberg at Hasten Hebrew Academy
    • Judge Jonathan Sturgill at Arsenal Technical High School
    • Magistrate Michelle Waymire with Boy Scout Troop 120
  • Marshall County
    • Judge Matthew Sarber at Plymouth High School
  • Miami County
    • Judge Jacob Winkler at Maconaquah Middle School
  • Monroe County
    • Judge Emily Salzmann at Summit Elementary School
  • Owen County
    • Judge Kelsey Hanlon at Owen Valley Middle School
  • Porter County
    • Judge Rebecca Buitendorp at Thomas Jefferson Middle School
    • Magistrate Kristen Mulligan at Cooks Corners Elementary School
    • Magistrate Ana Patricia Osan at Jackson Elementary School
  • Putnam County
    • Judge Matthew Headley at Bainbridge Elementary
  • St. Joseph County
    • Magistrate Matthew Raper at Discovery Middle School
    • Judge Stephanie Steele at Horizon Elementary School
  • Tippecanoe County
    • Judge Sean Persin at McCutcheon High School
  • Vermillion County
    • Judge Chris Wrede at North Vermillion Elementary
  • Washington County
    • Judge Larry Medlock at Washington County High School
  • Wayne County
    • Commissioner Austin Shadle at Centerville Jr. High School

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