Mark Massa
Mark S. Massa | |
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Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court | |
Assumed office April 2, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Mitch Daniels |
Preceded by | Randall T. Shepard |
Personal details | |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | March 6, 1961
Political party | Republican |
Education | Indiana University (BS, JD) |
Mark S. Massa (born March 6, 1961) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court since April 2, 2012, when he succeeded Justice Randall T. Shepard.[1][2]
Born in
In 1985, he became a deputy press secretary and speechwriter for Governor Robert D. Orr.[3] He then attended the evening division of Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, and was a law clerk for Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard from 1991 to 1993.[4][3]
Massa joined the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office in Indianapolis. After serving as a deputy prosecutor for 15 years, including seven years as chief counsel to Prosecutor Scott Newman. Massa was an
In March 2012, Governor Mitch Daniels appointed Massa to the Indiana Supreme Court.[4][3]
In 2018, Massa authored an opinion of the court holding that Indiana's shoreline on Lake Michigan was open to all, barring adjacent property owners from excluding others from such land.[5]
References
- ^ "Gov. Daniels selects Mark Massa for Supreme Court". nwitimes.com. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "Courts in the Classroom: Hon. Mark S. Massa". In.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ a b c d e Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page for Mark Massa.
- ^ NWI Times.
- NWI Times.