Geoffrey G. Slaughter

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Geoffrey G. Slaughter was born in Gary, Indiana. He grew up in Crown Point and graduated from Crown Point High School (1981). He then attended Indiana University where he received his B.A., with high honors, in economics. His education continued at IU when he enrolled in the J.D./M.B.A. dual degree program of the Indiana University School of Law and School of Business. He graduated with both degrees in 1989.

After graduation, Slaughter served as a law clerk for Chief Judge Allen Sharp of the United States District Court of the Northern District of Indiana (1989-1991). He then entered private practice with the Chicago firm of Kirkand & Ellis, specializing in antitrust and bankruptcy (1991-1995). From 1995 to 2001, he served as Special Counsel to the Attorney General of Indiana, and then returned to private practice as a partner with the Indianapolis firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister.

In May of 2016, Governor Mike Pence appointed Slaughter to the Indiana Supreme Court. On June 13, 2016, he took the oath of office.

Keywords

Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Supreme Court Justices, Maurer Alumni

Disciplines

Judges | Law | Legal Biography | Legal Profession

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Learn more about Geoffrey Slaughter at the following sites:

• "Get to Know the Justice," Indiana Lawyer, 9/7/2016
• Indiana Supreme Court
• The Ninth Amendment's Role in the Evolution of Fundamental Rights Jurisprudence, by Geoffrey G. Slaughter, 64 Indiana Law Journal 97 (1988)
• Wikipedia

Recommended Citation

"Geoffrey G. Slaughter" (1962). Maurer Notable Alumni. 51.
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/notablealumni/51