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Porter County Judge Mary DeBoer appointed to Indiana Court of Appeals

Mary DeBoer speaks into a microphone. DeBoer is a White woman with dark hair. She is wearing a black top.
Brandon Smith
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IPB News
Porter County Judge Mary DeBoer was appointed to the Indiana Court of Appeals on Sept. 18, 2024.

Porter County Judge Mary DeBoer is the newest member of the Indiana Court of Appeals.

Gov. Eric Holcomb announced his appointment of DeBoer Wednesday — the seventh judge he’s named to the state’s appellate bench.

Before serving as a county judge, DeBoer was a deputy prosecutor and in private practice.

Holcomb praised DeBoer as an “intellectual force.”

“Someone who contributes, someone who values the team around here, someone who values modernizing efforts to better serve her neighbors,” Holcomb said.

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DeBoer said she and the other appellate judges appointed by Holcomb bring “fresh eyes and a burst of energy.”

“Which dovetails well with the institutional knowledge and experience of our more seasoned judges,” DeBoer said. “This combination allows us to do good work and accomplish great things."

DeBoer said she hopes to take a leadership role on the court in addressing truancy — work she’s been doing at the local level.

Brandon is our Statehouse bureau chief. Contact him at bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5.

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Brandon Smith has covered the Statehouse for Indiana Public Broadcasting for more than a decade, spanning three governors and a dozen legislative sessions. He's also the host of Indiana Week in Review, a weekly political and policy discussion program seen and heard across the state. He previously worked at KBIA in Columbia, Missouri and WSPY in Plano, Illinois. His first job in radio was in another state capitol - Jefferson City, Missouri - as a reporter for three stations around the Show-Me State.