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Melissa S. May is the presiding judge of the 4th District of the Indiana Court of Appeals. She was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon in 1998.
May has a bachelor's degree from Indiana University South Bend and a law degree from Indiana University Law School, Indianapolis.

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, the Court's chambers are in the north wing of the Indiana Statehouse.
Kenneth Francis Ripple is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit serving in Lansing, Michigan He had been a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Notre Dame Law School is the law school of the University of Notre Dame. Established in 1869, it is the oldest continuously operating Catholic law school in the United States.
Robert D. Rucker was the 105th justice appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court. He retired May 12, 2017.
Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Rovner was the first woman appointed to the Seventh Circuit. She was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sheldon Jay Plager is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

John Daniel Tinder is a retired United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Julio Manuel Fuentes is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Fuentes is the first Hispanic judge to serve on the Third Circuit.
Daniel Anthony Manion was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He also served in the Indiana Senate from 1978 to 1982.
David Frank Hamilton is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. On March 17, 2009, he became President Barack Obama's first judicial nominee when he was named for a seat on the Seventh Circuit. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 19, 2009, in a 59–39 vote.

Michael Stephen Kanne was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Carl Eugene McGowan was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Theresa Lazar Springmann is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Walter Emanuel Treanor was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Gregory Francis Zoeller is an American lawyer who served as the 42nd attorney general of the U.S. state of Indiana from 2009 to 2017. A Republican, he was elected in November 2008, defeating Democrat Linda Pence, and took office on January 12, 2009, and was re-elected to a second four-year term in 2012. He retired to run unsuccessfully for Congress.

Lawrence Bain Hagel is an American lawyer and judge. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims by President George W. Bush in December 2003. He became Chief Judge in August 2015. He assumed senior status on October 8, 2016.
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law is the law school of Indiana University Bloomington, a public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. Established in 1842, the school is named after alumnus Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer, an Indianapolis businessman who donated $35 million to the school in 2008.
Morris Sheppard Arnold is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Doris Lenea Pryor is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2022. She served as a United States magistrate judge for the Southern District of Indiana from 2018 to 2022.