A Greenwood attorney is not one of the three finalists for the upcoming vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court.
William “Bill” Barrett, a partner at Greenwood law firm Williams Barrett and Wilkowski, was among the 10 semi-finalists from the office that were announced in March. Barrett has been a partner at the firm for nine years, and has worked there since October 2000. He previously served as Magistrate of Johnson County Circuit and Superior Courts for three years, was a deputy prosecutor at the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office for two years and clerked for two Indiana judges. He currently represents several local government entities including the city of Southport, town of Trafalgar, Johnson County Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals and the police merit boards for Franklin and Trafalgar.
The seven-member judicial commission considered the applicants’ legal education, writings, reputation in the practice of law and other pertinent information when members made the final decision, a news release from Indiana Courts says.
The state Judicial Nominating Commission voted Tuesday night to select Justin P. Forkner, Judge Dana J. Kenworthy and Judge Derek R. Molter as the three finalists. Forkner currently serves as chief administrative officer for the Indiana Supreme Court Office of Judicial Administration, Kenworthy serves as a Grant County Superior Court judge and Molter serves as a judge on the Indiana Court of Appeals, the release says.
Their names will be sent to Gov. Eric Holcomb by Chief Justice Loretta Rush in the coming days, according to an Indiana Courts news release.
One of the three finalists will replace Justice Steven David, who is set to retire this fall. After the three finalists are sent to Holcomb, he will have 60 days to fill the vacancy, the release says.
