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Christopher M. Goff
Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
Background: Prior to his judicial appointment, Goff was a partner at a law firm. Goff was appointed to the Wabash County Superior Court in 2005, where he served until Holcomb appointed him to the state supreme court in 2017.
At a glance
- Court
- Indiana Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) (June 11, 2017); retained by voters in a retention election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. Eric Holcomb (R)
- Appointment date
- June 11, 2017
- Took office
- July 24, 2017
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Ball State University, 1994
- Law: Indiana University, Bloomington, Maurer School of Law, 1996
- Prior offices
- Wabash County Superior Court (Year left office: 2017)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Christopher M. Goff’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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