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	~~\| honorific-prefix =~~		\| name = Christopher Goff
	\| name = Christopher M. Goff		\| office = Associate Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]]
	~~\| honorific-suffix =~~		\| appointer = [[Eric Holcomb]]
	~~\| image =~~		\| term_start = July 24, 2017
	~~\| alt =~~		\| term_end =
	~~\| caption =~~		\| predecessor = [[Robert D. Rucker]]
	\| office = Associate Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]]		\| successor =
	\| term_start = July 24, 2017		\| birth_date = {{birth year and age\|1972}}
	\| term_end =		\| birth_place = [[Wabash County, Indiana]], U.S.
	~~\| nominator~~ =		\| death_date =
	~~\| appointer = [[Eric Holcomb]]~~		\| death_place =
	\| predecessor = [[Robert D. Rucker]]		\| spouse = Raquel
	\| successor =		\| children = 4
	~~\| office1 = Judge of the<br>[[Wabash County, Indiana\|Wabash County Superior Court]]~~		\| education = [[Ball State University]] <br>[[Indiana University, Bloomington]] ([[Juris Doctor\|JD]])
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	~~\| term_end1 = July 24, 2017~~
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	\| birth_place = [[Wabash County, Indiana]], U.S.
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	\| spouse = Raquel
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			'''Christopher M. Goff''' (born 1972) is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]] since 2017.
	'''Christopher M. Goff''' (born 1972) is ~~the 110th Associate Justice~~ of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	Goff was born in 1972 and raised in [[Wabash, Indiana]].<ref name="CIC">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.in.gov/gov/files/Biography_SC_appointment_Hon_Goff.pdf \|title=Hon. Christopher M. Goff \|website=www.in.gov \|access-date=January 15, 2017 \|archive-date=June 14, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614145914/http://www.in.gov/gov/files/Biography_SC_appointment_Hon_Goff.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> He received his undergraduate degree from [[Ball State University]] in 1994 and his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Indiana University Maurer School of Law]] in 1996. Upon graduation from law school he was a partner at Mills, Northrop & Goff in [[Huntington, Indiana]].<ref name="OfficialBio">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/3955.htm \|title=Hon. Christopher M. Goff \|website=www.in.gov \|access-date=January 15, 2018 \|archive-date=January 16, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081738/http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/3955.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Goff was born in 1972 and raised in [[Wabash, Indiana]].<ref name="CIC">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.in.gov/gov/files/Biography_SC_appointment_Hon_Goff.pdf \|title=Hon. Christopher M. Goff \|website=www.in.gov \|access-date=January 15, 2017 \|archive-date=June 14, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614145914/http://www.in.gov/gov/files/Biography_SC_appointment_Hon_Goff.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> He received his undergraduate degree from [[Ball State University]] in 1994 and his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Indiana University Maurer School of Law]] in 1996. Upon graduation from law school he was a partner at Mills, Northrop & Goff in [[Huntington, Indiana]].<ref name="OfficialBio">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/3955.htm \|title=Hon. Christopher M. Goff \|website=www.in.gov \|access-date=January 15, 2018 \|archive-date=January 16, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081738/http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/3955.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==Superior court service==		== Judicial career ==
	He served as a ~~Judge~~ on the [[Wabash County, Indiana\|Wabash County]] [[Courts of Indiana\|Superior Court]] from 2005 until his appointment to the Supreme Court.<ref name="CIC" /> During his tenure on the superior court he established the Wabash County Drug Court and the Wabash County Family Drug Treatment Court.<ref name="OfficialBio" />		===Superior court service===
			Goff served as a judge on the [[Wabash County, Indiana\|Wabash County]] [[Courts of Indiana\|Superior Court]] from 2005 until his appointment to the Supreme Court.<ref name="CIC" /> During his tenure on the superior court he established the Wabash County Drug Court and the Wabash County Family Drug Treatment Court.<ref name="OfficialBio" />

	==~~Service on~~ Supreme Court of Indiana==		===Supreme Court of Indiana===
	Goff was one of three candidates for a seat on the Supreme Court of Indiana, after the retirement of [[Robert D. Rucker]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/19/boone-county-judge-among-3-indiana-supreme-court-nominees/100675494/ \|title=Boone County judge among 3 Indiana Supreme Court nominees \|last=Hays \|first=Holly \|date=April 19, 2017 \|access-date=January 15, 2018 \|archive-date=November 3, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103093509/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/19/boone-county-judge-among-3-indiana-supreme-court-nominees/100675494/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> On June 12, 2017 Governor [[Eric Holcomb]] selected him to be the next appointment to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2017/06/gov-holcomb-selects-christopher-goff-to-join-indiana-supreme-court.php \|title=Gov. Holcomb Selects Christopher Goff To Join Indiana Supreme Court \|date=June 13, 2017 \|access-date=January 15, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612233543/http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2017/06/gov-holcomb-selects-christopher-goff-to-join-indiana-supreme-court.php \|archive-date=June 12, 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He was officially sworn in on July 24, 2017.<ref name="OfficialBio" />		Goff was one of three candidates for a seat on the Supreme Court of Indiana, after the retirement of [[Robert D. Rucker]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/19/boone-county-judge-among-3-indiana-supreme-court-nominees/100675494/ \|title=Boone County judge among 3 Indiana Supreme Court nominees \|last=Hays \|first=Holly \|date=April 19, 2017 \|access-date=January 15, 2018 \|archive-date=November 3, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103093509/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/19/boone-county-judge-among-3-indiana-supreme-court-nominees/100675494/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> On June 12, 2017, Governor [[Eric Holcomb]] selected him to be the next appointment to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2017/06/gov-holcomb-selects-christopher-goff-to-join-indiana-supreme-court.php \|title=Gov. Holcomb Selects Christopher Goff To Join Indiana Supreme Court \|date=June 13, 2017 \|access-date=January 15, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612233543/http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2017/06/gov-holcomb-selects-christopher-goff-to-join-indiana-supreme-court.php \|archive-date=June 12, 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He was officially sworn in on July 24, 2017.<ref name="OfficialBio" />

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{{Short description|American judge}}
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| name = Christopher M. Goff
| honorific-suffix =
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| alt =
| caption =
| office = Associate Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]]
| term_start = July 24, 2017
| term_end =
| nominator =
| appointer = [[Eric Holcomb]]
| predecessor = [[Robert D. Rucker]]
| successor =
| office1 = Judge of the<br>[[Wabash County, Indiana|Wabash County Superior Court]]
| term_start1 = 2005
| term_end1 = July 24, 2017
| pronunciation =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1972}}
| birth_place = [[Wabash County, Indiana]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| spouse = Raquel
| partner =
| relations =
| children = 4
| parents =
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| relatives =
| residence =
| education = [[Ball State University]] <br>[[Indiana University Maurer School of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])
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'''Christopher M. Goff''' (born 1972) is the 110th Associate Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]].

==Biography==

Goff was born in 1972 and raised in [[Wabash, Indiana]].<ref name="CIC">{{Cite web |url=http://www.in.gov/gov/files/Biography_SC_appointment_Hon_Goff.pdf |title=Hon. Christopher M. Goff |website=www.in.gov |access-date=January 15, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614145914/http://www.in.gov/gov/files/Biography_SC_appointment_Hon_Goff.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> He received his undergraduate degree from [[Ball State University]] in 1994 and his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Indiana University Maurer School of Law]] in 1996. Upon graduation from law school he was a partner at Mills, Northrop & Goff in [[Huntington, Indiana]].<ref name="OfficialBio">{{Cite web |url=http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/3955.htm |title=Hon. Christopher M. Goff |website=www.in.gov |access-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081738/http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/3955.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Superior court service==
He served as a Judge on the [[Wabash County, Indiana|Wabash County]] [[Courts of Indiana|Superior Court]] from 2005 until his appointment to the Supreme Court.<ref name="CIC" /> During his tenure on the superior court he established the Wabash County Drug Court and the Wabash County Family Drug Treatment Court.<ref name="OfficialBio" />

==Service on Supreme Court of Indiana==
Goff was one of three candidates for a seat on the Supreme Court of Indiana, after the retirement of [[Robert D. Rucker]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/19/boone-county-judge-among-3-indiana-supreme-court-nominees/100675494/ |title=Boone County judge among 3 Indiana Supreme Court nominees |last=Hays |first=Holly |date=April 19, 2017 |access-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-date=November 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103093509/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/19/boone-county-judge-among-3-indiana-supreme-court-nominees/100675494/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 12, 2017 Governor [[Eric Holcomb]] selected him to be the next appointment to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2017/06/gov-holcomb-selects-christopher-goff-to-join-indiana-supreme-court.php |title=Gov. Holcomb Selects Christopher Goff To Join Indiana Supreme Court |date=June 13, 2017 |access-date=January 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612233543/http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2017/06/gov-holcomb-selects-christopher-goff-to-join-indiana-supreme-court.php |archive-date=June 12, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was officially sworn in on July 24, 2017.<ref name="OfficialBio" />

==Personal life==
Goff and his wife, Raquel, have four children.<ref name="CIC" />

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