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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\">Dickson</p>           INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent E. Dickson has been selected as the Court's new chief justice.<br /><br />On Tuesday, the state's Nominating Commission voted unanimously to appoint Dickson, effective immediately.<br /><br />The seven-member commission is responsible for selecting the Court's chief justice.<br /><br />\"I am deeply honored by the commission's confidence in me and by my fellow justices' kind words and support urging my selection. I welcome the opportunity to serve the citizens of Indiana, our dedicated judicial officers, and the staffs of our various court agencies,\" Dickson said in a statement.<br /><br />Fellow justices Mark Massa, Steven David and Robert Rucker all urged the commission to appoint Dickson as chief justice.<br /><br />Massa told the commission, \"Justice Dickson is a consensus builder, a leader and thoughtful. He is a marvelous choice for chief justice.\"<br /><br />David described his colleague as \"a person with humility who is honest and allows us to set a great example for the bench and the bar.\"<br /><br />Rucker agreed.<br /><br />\"Over the last few weeks Justice Dickson has been a steady hand and done a magnificent job. We could not ask for a better person to serve.\" <br /><br />Dickson already has some experience as the head of the state's high court.<br /><br />Since March, he has been serving as the acting chief justice after former Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard retired.<br /><br />Prior to being appointed to the Court in 1986, Dickson served as a general practice attorney in Lafayette, Ind., for 17 years.<br /><br />An Indiana native, born in Gary in 1941, he graduated from Purdue University in 1964 and Indiana University's Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1968.<br /><br />He and his wife, Jan Aikman Dickson, have three sons and nine grandchildren. His wife is the founder of the Judicial Family Institute.<br /><br /><em>From Legal Newsline: Reach Jessica Karmasek by email at jessica@legalnewsline.com.</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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