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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|American judge}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Steven David<br />
| image = Steven David addresses the Press, following a hearing, Guantanamo, June 5th, 2008.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Steven David addresses the Press, following a hearing, at Guantanamo, on June 5th, 2008<br />
| office = Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]]<br />
| termstart = October 18, 2010<ref name='injudcenter'>{{cite news | title=Indiana Judiciary: Current Justices | date=November 17, 2013 | url=http://www.in.gov/judiciary/supreme/2332.htm | accessdate =November 17, 2013 }}</ref><br />
| termend = August 31, 2022<br />
| nominator = [[Mitch Daniels]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Theodore R. Boehm]]<br />
| successor = [[Derek R. Molter]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1957}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Allen County, Indiana]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = American<br />
| other_names = <br />
| known_for = [[Indiana Supreme Court]], [[military service]]<br />
| occupation = military officer, judge<br />
|website = <br />
}}<br />
'''Steven H. David''' (born 1957) is a former justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]]. David previously served as a lawyer and military officer. He retired from the [[United States Army Reserve]] in September 2010 with the rank of [[colonel]].<ref name=ChicagoTribune2010-10-02><br />
{{cite news<br />
|url = http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-supremecourt-newj,0,1478863.story<br />
|title = New Ind. Supreme Court justice swearing-in Oct. 18<br />
|publisher = [[Chicago Tribune]]<br />
|author = Dwight Thurner<br />
|date = 2010-10-02<br />
|accessdate = 2010-10-02<br />
|quote = A decorated Army officer who once served as chief defense counsel for Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sworn in as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court on Oct. 18 at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.<br />
|url-status = live<br />
|archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fnews%2Fchi-ap-in-supremecourt-newj%2C0%2C1478863.story&date=2010-10-02<br />
|archive-date = October 2, 2010<br />
}} <br />
</ref><ref name=JournalGazette2010-09-17><br />
{{cite news<br />
| url = http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100917/BLOGS01/100919568/1044/LOCAL08<br />
| title = Daniels: Steven David to interpret rather than invent our laws<br />
| publisher = [[The Journal Gazette]]<br />
| date = 2010-09-17<br />
| accessdate = 2010-10-02<br />
| quote = Governor Mitch Daniels today announced he has selected Boone County Circuit Court Judge Steven H. David as the next member of the Indiana Supreme Court. David will replace Justice Theodore R. Boehm, who will retire from the court on September 30.<br />
}} <br />
</ref><ref name=TheWireGuantanamo20080606><br />
{{cite news<br />
| url=http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/wire/WirePDF/v9/Issue15v9.pdf<br />
| title=History unfolds<br />
| page=12<br />
| publisher=[[The Wire (Guantanamo)]]<br />
| date=2008-06-06<br />
| accessdate=2008-06-10<br />
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Justice David was born in [[Allen County, Indiana]], and raised in [[Bartholomew County, Indiana]].<ref name="Official_Bio">{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/3290.htm<br />
|title = Justice Steven H. David<br />
|work = Justice Biographies<br />
|publisher = Indiana Judicial Branch<br />
|accessdate = April 20, 2016<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160420191017/http://in.gov/judiciary/citc/3290.htm<br />
|archive-date = April 20, 2016<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|df = mdy-all<br />
}}</ref><br />
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== Education ==<br />
He graduated magna cum laude from [[Murray State University]] as a Distinguished Military Graduate on an [[Reserve Officers' Training Corps|R.O.T.C.]] scholarship. He earned his law degree from [[Robert H. McKinney School of Law]]. He is also a graduate of the Indiana Judicial College and the Graduate Program for Indiana Judges.<ref name="Official_Bio" /><br />
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== Legal career ==<br />
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Justice David's civilian legal career began in Columbus, Indiana, where he focused on personal injury, family law, and civil litigation. He later became in-house counsel for Mayflower Transit, Inc., before moving to Boone County where he was elected Circuit Court Judge. As a trial court judge, he presided over civil, criminal, family, and juvenile matters.<br />
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David served as a [[Chief Defense Counsel (United States)|Chief Defense Counsel]] for prisoners at the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]] when they were tried by the [[Guantanamo military commission]]. While serving in that capacity, David complained in 2008 that he lacked sufficient defense lawyers and other resources to defend the prisoners.<ref name="SydneyMorningHerald2008-02-13"><br />
{{cite news<br />
|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/doubts-as-six-face-death-over-september-11/2008/02/12/1202760302022.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1<br />
|title= Doubts as Six Face Death over September 11<br />
| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]<br />
| author = William Glaberson<br />
| date = February 13, 2008<br />
| accessdate = April 20, 2016}}</ref><ref><br />
{{cite news<br />
| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/washington/10gitmo.html?_r=0<br />
| title= New Roadblocks Delay Tribunals at Guantánamo<br />
| work=[[International New York Times]]<br />
| author=William Glaberson<br />
| date=April 10, 2008<br />
| accessdate=April 20, 2016<br />
}} <br />
</ref><ref><br />
{{cite news<br />
| url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2008/02/25/capital_cases_in_kangaroo_courts/?page=full<br />
| title=Capital Cases pn Kangaroo Courts<br />
| work=[[The Boston Globe]]<br />
| date=February 25, 2008<br />
| accessdate=April 20, 2016}}</ref> David personally represented [[Salim Ahmed Hamdan]], [[Osama bin Laden]]'s driver. After the commission convicted Hamdan, David broadly criticized the commission's loose procedures, including acceptance of [[hearsay]] and secret testimony, restrictions on media coverage, and suppression of evidence of abusive interrogations. He called for scrapping the commission system.<ref name="TheTimes2008"><br />
{{cite news<br />
|url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article4488826.ece<br />
|title = Guantanamo: Justice Mocked<br />
|work = [[The Times]]<br />
|location = London<br />
|date = August 9, 2008<br />
|accessdate = April 20, 2016<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140331155505/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article4488826.ece<br />
|archive-date = March 31, 2014<br />
}}</ref><br />
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In October 2010, Indiana Governor [[Mitch Daniels]] appointed David to the [[Indiana Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hoskins |first1=Michael |title=New justice joins the Indiana Supreme Court |url=https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/24988-new-justice-joins-the-indiana-supreme-court |website=The Indiana Lawyer |accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref> He also serves as an adjunct professor at [[Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Justice Steven David, '82, to Deliver IU McKinney Commencement Address |url=https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/news/releases/2017/05/justice-steven-david-82-to-deliver-iu-mckinney-commencement-address.html |website=IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law |publisher=Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law |accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref> David retired on August 31, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Box |first=Terri |date=August 18, 2022 |title=Retirement celebration to honor Justice Steven David |url=https://www.wbiw.com/2022/08/18/retirement-celebration-to-honor-justice-steven-david/ |access-date=September 11, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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===Notable opinion===<br />
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David wrote the majority opinion in [http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/05121101shd.pdf ''Barnes vs. Indiana''].{{Relevance inline|date=September 2022}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1957 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century American judges]]<br />
[[Category:Guantanamo Bay attorneys]]<br />
[[Category:Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court]]<br />
[[Category:Murray State University alumni]]<br />
[[Category:People from Allen County, Indiana]]<br />
[[Category:United States Army officers]]</div>WikiDwarfBOT