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CANCELLED: Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert D. Rucker will not be able to speak at the law school as originally planned for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 4:30 p.m., Wynne Courtroom.
Speaker: Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert D. Rucker
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Wynne Courtroom
Contact: Chiazor A.N. Okagbue at cokagbue@iupui.edu
CANCELLED:
Robert D. Rucker was the 105th justice appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Frank O'Bannon in 1999.is the first African-American to sit on the Indiana Supreme Court. Born in Canton, Georgia, Justice Rucker grew up in Gary, Indiana, and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. 
He is a graduate of Indiana University (B.A. 1974) and Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D. 1976). In 1998, he earned a Master of Laws degree in the judicial process from the University of Virginia Law School. Prior to his appointment to the Indiana Supreme Court, Justice Rucker served as a Judge on the Indiana Court of Appeals, having been appointed to that position in 1991 by Governor Evan Bayh.
