By Joseph Slacian
WABASH COUNTY, Ind. – Amy Catherine Cornell became the third Wabash County Superior Court judge in history Wednesday afternoon during a brief ceremony before a standing-room-only crowd in the Superior Courtroom.
Cornell received the oath of office from Chief Justice Emeritus Brent Dickson while friends, family members and members of the Wabash County Bar Association looked on.
Following the oath, Cornell’s parents, Merle and Judy Conner, presented her with the robe she will wear on the bench.
Cornell was named to the post in October by Gov. Eric Holcomb. She replaces Justice Chris Goff, who was named to the Indiana Supreme Court in June by Holcomb.
Cornell is the third Wabash County Superior Court judge and the first woman to hold the post. In addition to Goff, Michael Sposeep also sat on the Superior Court bench. It was during Sposeep’s tenure that the Superior Court was created, replacing what was until then Wabash County Court.
For more on the ceremony, see the Dec. 6 issue of The Paper of Wabash County.