Indiana Chamber Urges Hoosiers to Vote “Yes” on Judge Retention

The Indiana Chamber, through its non-partisan political action program Indiana Business for Responsive Government (IBRG), has decided to support the retention of Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Associate Justices Mark Massa and Derek Molter.

These are three highly respected and experienced justices with impeccable reputations for fairness and impartiality. They preside over one of the most respected and productive state Supreme Court benches in the nation.

Protect Our Courts: A failure to retain them would bring the Court to a halt for months to nominate, vet and appoint replacements. It would also initiate a dangerous politicization of the state’s apolitical Supreme Court.

When you vote, please remember to go to the end of your standard ballot or flip it over to find the justice retention questions. Please vote “Yes” on all three. It’s very important.

Background Information: Every 10 years, these three sitting justices face a procedural “Yes” or “No” vote on whether to be retained in office or not. It’s not an election between judicial candidates but simply whether to retain them on the bench or force them to be replaced.

For the first time in 36 years, there is a public campaign underway to vote “No” on retention that is largely motivated by the Court’s decision upholding the constitutionality of the General Assembly’s 2022 abortion law.

The Indiana Chamber is very concerned about the potential politicization of the state’s judiciary when a single case/issue is used by political actors to punish justices for their findings on the application of the state constitution and the rule of law. It threatens the business-minded and pragmatic environment that sets Indiana apart from other states when it comes to the certainty needed for continued economic growth.

Your Vote Matters!

Please protect the integrity and objectivity our state Supreme Court: Vote “Yes” on the retention of the three Indiana Supreme Court Justices.

For more information on the campaign, the backgrounds of these exemplary justices and to get involved in support of the effort, please visit the Committee to Preserve the Indiana Supreme Court.