The fact that the new chief justice of Indiana’s Supreme Court took the oath of office in the court’s cramped but historic law library at the Statehouse was no coincidence.
Loretta Rush, the first female to lead the state’s high court, said Monday she picked the location of her ceremonial swearing in with purpose.
“I love these law books for what they represent for our profession, which is almost 200 years of Indiana citizens coming to the courts, seeking just decisions,” Rush said after she was sworn in by Gov. Mike Pence.