About the Court

CREATION: The Warrick Superior Court No. 1 was created by the Indiana General Assembly. It came into existence on January 1, 1977.

JURISDICTION: The Warrick Superior Court No. 1 is a court of original, general jurisdiction and is located in the Warrick County Judicial Center. The jurisdiction of the Court is identical to the Warrick Circuit and Superior Court No. 2, in that any type of case (criminal, civil, divorce, juvenile, etc.) may be filed in the Court. By agreement between the three (3) courts, all juvenile delinquency cases are filed in the Circuit Court. The judgments, decrees, orders, and proceedings of this Court have the same force and effect and shall be enforced in the same manner as those of the Warrick Circuit Court.

The Warrick Superior Court No. 1 is a court "of record," as are the Warrick Circuit Court and the Warrick Superior Court No. 2. All proceedings in court are recorded and the recordings maintained for transcription, upon request and pre-payment. All judgment from a court of record may be directly appealed to the Indiana Court of Appeals or the Indiana Supreme Court.

JUDGE: The statute creating this Court prescribes a six (6) year term of Office for the judge, and requires the judge to be a resident of Warrick County, be less than seventy (70) years of age at the time of taking office, and be admitted to the practice of law in the State of Indiana.

The first judge of the Warrick Superior Court No. 1 was the Honorable Edward A. Campbell, who retired in 2000. The current judge, the Honorable Keith A. Meier, was elected to that office in 2000 after having served as Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Warrick County from 1995 to 2000. He practiced law for 25 years. Judge Meier was awarded a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Indiana University Indianapolis School of Law in 1976.

STAFF: The Warrick Superior Court No. 1 is staffed by the judge, court reporters, a jury administrator, court bailiff and administrator. The court reporters are responsible for the recording and transcription of all cases heard in court, preparing and maintaining the written record of all proceedings, orders and judgments issued, the scheduling of cases to be heard each day, receiving and entering in the record all new cases, pleadings and motions filed with the Court by litigants, and responding to inquiries by litigants, attorneys, and the public. The bailiff is responsible for organizing and managing the jury venire for all jury trials conducted by the Court. The Court also administers a Probation Department, a Drunk Driving & Drug Court Program, and a Court Substance Abuse Program.