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Geoffrey Slaughter
Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
Background: Slaughter clerked for U.S. District Chief Judge Allen Sharp, then worked in private practice with the firm Kirkland & Ellis. He was special counsel to the attorney general of Indiana from 1995 to 2001.
At a glance
- Court
- Indiana Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Mike Pence (R) (May 9, 2016); retained by voters in a retention election on November 6, 2018
- Appointed by
- Gov. Mike Pence (R)
- Appointment date
- May 9, 2016
- Took office
- June 13, 2016
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2028
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 6, 2018
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Indiana University, 1985
- Law: Indiana University, Bloomington, Maurer School of Law, 1989
- Graduate: Indiana University, 1989
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- 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 Geoffrey Slaughter’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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