Loretta Rush

Loretta H. Rush was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Mitch Daniels in September 2012. She took the oath of office as Indiana's 108th Supreme Court Justice on November 7, 2012. She became Chief Justice on August 18, 2014. Prior to her appointment, she was elected Tippecanoe Superior Court 3 judge and served for 14 years.
As a Supreme Court Justice, Rush serves on the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana and the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity. She serves as liaison to the Division of Supreme Court Administration, the Division of State Court Administration, the Indiana Judicial Center, and the Indiana Judges Association. As Chief Justice, Rush chairs the Judicial Nominating/Qualifications Commission. She has represented Indiana multiple times at the National Judicial Leadership Summit on the Protection of Children.
As juvenile court judge in Tippecanoe County she assisted with the creation of the county's Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. She also implemented a certified juvenile drug treatment court and initiated a twenty-four-hour assessment center for youth. During her tenure, she helped initiate, develop and sustain more than twenty-five youth programs. Prior to that she spent 15 years in general legal practice and eventually became a partner at a Lafayette firm.
Rush was born in 1958 in Pennsylvania and moved frequently as a child before settling in Indiana in 1972. She earned her undergraduate degree from Purdue University and graduated cum laude from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington. She now serves as a member of the law school's Board of Visitors.
Chief Justice Rush is a member of the Tippecanoe, Indiana, Indianapolis, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations; and Indiana and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
She is married with four children and enjoys cooking, outdoor activities, and time with family and friends.

Indiana

Justice

Indiana Supreme Court

2012 - Current

Chief Justice 2014-present Serves on the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana and the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity, serves as liaison to the Division of Supreme Court Administration, the Division of State Court Administration, the Indiana Judicial Center, and the Indiana Judges Association. As Chief Justice, chairs the Judicial Nominating/Qualifications Commission. Has represented Indiana multiple times at the National Judicial Leadership Summit on the Protection of Children.

Judge

Tippecanoe Superior Court 3

1998 - 2012

Assisted with the creation of the county's Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. Implemented a certified juvenile drug treatment court and initiated a twenty-four-hour assessment center for youth. Helped initiate, develop and sustain more than twenty-five youth programs.

Attorney

General Law Practice

1983 - 1998

Purdue University - Purdue University

Undergraduate degree

Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington

J.D. | Law

Honors: Cum Laude

"Women of Influence"

Indianapolis Business Journal

2013

Fiscal Responsibility Award

Tippecanoe County Council and Commissioners

2001

Indiana State Bar

Member

Current

Tippecanoe, Indiana, Indianapolis, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations

Member

Current

Indiana and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Member

Current