Background
RUSH, LORETTA was born in 1958 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mav 11.
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Loretta Rush
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Purdue University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1980). Indiana University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983). Member, National Moot Court Team (President, 1983).
Member, Moot Court Board.
Instructor, Business Law, Indiana University, 1981-1983. Attorney, West Lafayette Board of Zoning Appeals, 1983-1986.
Attorney, West Lafayette Economic Development Commission, 1986-1987.
Career
She settled in Indiana in 1972. Prior to her appointment to the Indiana Supreme Court, she was elected Tippecanoe Superior Court 3 judge and served for 14 years. As juvenile court judge in Tippecanoe County she assisted with the creation of the county"s Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program
She also implemented a certified juvenile drug treatment court and initiated a twenty-four-hour assessment center for youth.
Prior to that she spent 15 years in general legal practice and eventually became a partner at a Lafayette firm. Rush was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Mitch Daniels in September 2012.
She took the oath of office as Indiana"s 108th Supreme Court Justice on November 7, 2012. She became Chief Justice on August 18, 2014.
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Membership
Chief Justice Rush is a member of the Tippecanoe, Indiana, Indianapolis, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations and Indiana and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
