INDIANAPOLIS – The robing ceremony for Judge Justin L. McAdam, the third judge of the Indiana Tax Court, will take place on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) in the Supreme Court Courtroom, on the 3rd floor of the State House. The public is invited to watch a webcast of the ceremony at courts.in.gov.
The ceremony will include remarks from Joe Heerens, General Counsel for the Honorable Eric J. Holcomb, Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush, Court of Appeals of Indiana Chief Judge Robert R. Altice, Jr., the Honorable Martha Blood Wentworth, former judge of the Indiana Tax Court, the Honorable Brent E. Dickson, former chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, and Pastor Chet Martin, friend and former senior pastor of Light and Life Free Methodist Church. Judge Wentworth will administer the oath and Judge McAdam’s parents, wife, and children will assist in the ceremonial robing.
In July, Governor Holcomb named Judge McAdam to succeed Judge Martha Blood Wentworth. Judge McAdam was sworn in at a private ceremony on September 1 and officially began his duties as judge on September 3.
Media interested in attending must contact Court Administrator Karyn Graves at karyn.graves@courts.in.gov by noon (Eastern) on Friday, October 13 to learn pool feed details and arrange seating.
The Tax Court, established by the General Assembly effective July 1, 1986, has exclusive jurisdiction over any case that arises under the Indiana tax laws and that is an initial appeal of a final determination made by the Indiana Department of Revenue and the Indiana Board of Tax Review. It also has jurisdiction over certain appeals from the Department of Local Government Finance. A Tax Court decision is final unless granted further review by the Indiana Supreme Court. Hearings and oral arguments are open to the public. Opinions and Tax Summaries, brief summaries of filed cases, are posted online. For more information on the Indiana Tax Court, visit courts.in.gov/tax.
