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Daniels Appoints Judge Loretta Rush To High Court

Gov. Mitch Daniels has named a Tippecanoe County judge as the first woman on the Indiana Supreme Court in 13 years.Daniels announced the appointment of Loretta Rush today.Rush is the first female justice since Myra Selby stepped down in 1999 after five years on the court.The 54-year-old Rush, a Pennsylvania native, says she puts an emphasis on the needs of children.In 1998, she survived an attack by a former juvenile client who invaded her home and tried to kill her husband.Rush is the third justice Daniels has appointed to the five-member court in the past two years. She replaces Justice Frank Sullivan, who stepped down after 19 years on the court.