Ex-Judge Banned From Office for Life by Indiana High Court

A former Indiana superior court judge received a lifetime ban from holding judicial office after the state’s high court ruled that he engaged in misconduct while in office by commingling his court duties with his political campaign.

Patrick Miller was a judge for the Adams Superior Court when he hired an unnamed employee for the county drug court in 2015. After he announced his 2020 campaign for reelection, the employee worked on Miller’s campaign while in the courthouse and during her regular hours. Miller never explained that there were rules about working for the court while working on a campaign, ...