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Law School Alumnus, G. Michael Witte,
’82, Selected to Lead Disciplinary
Commission
The Indiana Supreme Court has
chosen former Dearborn Superior Judge
G. Michael Witte, ‘82, as the newest
executive secretary of the Disciplinary
Commission.
The court made the appointment in
May, about six months after the ninemember
commission began searching for
someone to succeed longtime executive
secretary Don Lundberg. Lundberg left
the post to join Barnes & Thornburg at
the start of the year.
As the state’s first Asian-American
trial judge, Witte served on the Dearborn
County bench from 1985 through 2008
and has continued serving in temporary
and senior judging positions since then.
He began his duties as Indiana’s newest
chief of lawyer discipline in mid-June.
I U S C H O O L O F L AW S U M M E R A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E
Alumni Secure GOP Nominations for
Fall 2010 Legislative Races
FOLLOWING INDIANA’S MAY 4TH
PRIMARY ELECTION, DAN COATS, ‘72, is
poised to regain the u.S. Senate seat he
held from 1990-1998. Coats also served
as u.S. Ambassador to Germany and has
practiced law in Washington, D.C. He will
face democratic nominee Brad Ellsworth
in November.
Todd Rokita, ‘95, won the GOP
nomination for the state’s 4th District.
Rokita, who has served as Secretary of
State for seven years, was one of more than
a dozen candidates for the position after
Rep. Steve Buyer announced he would not
seek re-election. Rokita will face Democrat
David Sanders in the Fall election.
Republican Mike Pence, ‘86, who
has served as his party’s Conference
Chairman since 2008, will be running
for his sixth term in the 6th District
against Democrat Barry A. Welsh. Political
newcomer and recent graduate, Todd
Young, ‘06, will be the Republican facing
Democrat Baron P. Hill in the 9th District.
John Pistole, ‘81, Confirmed as TSA Chief
ON JuNE 25, JOHN PISTOLE, ‘81, was
confirmed as chief of the Transportation
Safety Commission. He was nominated by
President Obama in May.
Pistole had served as Deputy Director
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) since 2004 and had been with the
agency since 1983. In his announcement,
President Obama said, “The talent and
knowledge John has acquired in more
than two decades of service with the
F.B.I. will make him a valuable asset to
our administration’s efforts to strengthen
the security and screening measures at
our airports. I am grateful that he has
agreed to take on this important role, and
I look forward to working with him in the
weeks and months ahead.”
Pistole received the law school’s
Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009 and
delivered the law school’s Commencement
address that same year.