Brent E. Dickson (born July 18, 1941) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice of the
Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court, established by Article 7 of the Indiana Constitution, is the highest judicial authority in the state of Indiana. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis, the Court's chambers are in the north wing of the Indiana ...
from January 6, 1986 to April 29, 2016, and was chief justice of the Court from 2012 to 2014.
He retired from the
Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court, established by Article 7 of the Indiana Constitution, is the highest judicial authority in the state of Indiana. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis, the Court's chambers are in the north wing of the Indiana ...
on April 29, 2016.
"Hon. Brent E. Dickson's Retirement Ceremony", courts.in.gov, April 29, 2016
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Early life and education
Born in Hobart, Indiana
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, Dickson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...
in 1964 and a Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (IU McKinney) is located on the campus of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, Indiana, the urban campus of Indiana University. In the summer of 2001 ...
in 1968.[Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt,]
Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices
, ''Indiana Law Review
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'', Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced i
Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page
Career
He practiced law in Lafayette from 1968 to 1985 and became the senior partner in the law firm of Dickson, Reiling, Teder & Withered. He was appointed by Governor Robert D. Orr to replace retiring Indiana Supreme Court Justice Dixon Prentice. The appointment began January 6, 1986, and he was retained by election in 1988.
See also
*List of justices of the Indiana Supreme Court
The following are lists of members of the Indiana Supreme Court. Founded in 1816 with the ratification of the Constitution of Indiana, the court's size has varied between three and five members serving at the same time.
Supreme Court justices in ...
References
1941 births
Living people
Chief Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court
Indiana lawyers
Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni
People from Gary, Indiana
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