About Brent Dickson
Born 1941. Brent Dickson is an American lawyer and judge.
Brent Ellis Dickson (born July 18, 1941) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 6, 1986, to April 29, 2016, and was chief justice of the Court from 2012 to 2014. He retired from the Indiana Supreme Court on April 29, 2016.
Early life and education Born in Hobart, Indiana, Dickson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University in 1964 and a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1968.
Career He practiced law in Lafayette from 1968 to 1985 and became the senior partner in the law firm of Dickson, Reiling, Teder & Withered. He was appointed by Governor Robert D. Orr to replace retiring Indiana Supreme Court Justice Dixon Prentice. The appointment began January 6, 1986, and he was retained by election in 1988.
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