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{{Short description|American judge}}
{{Short description|American judge (born 1972)}}
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| name               = Christopher Goff
| name                     = Christopher M. Goff
| office             = Associate Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]]
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| appointer          = [[Eric Holcomb]]
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| term_start         = July 24, 2017
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| predecessor         = [[Robert D. Rucker]]
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| term_start               = July 24, 2017
| birth_date         = {{birth year and age|1972}}
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| birth_place         = [[Wabash County, Indiana]], U.S.
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| spouse             = Raquel
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| 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]])
| term_start1              = 2005
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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" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Christopher Goff
Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
Assumed office
July 24, 2017
Appointed byEric Holcomb
Preceded byRobert D. Rucker
Personal details
Born1972 (age 53–54)
Wabash County, Indiana, U.S.
Spouse(s)Raquel
Children4
EducationBall State University
Indiana University, Bloomington (JD)

Christopher M. Goff (born 1972) is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court since 2017.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Goff was born in 1972 and raised in Wabash, Indiana.[1] 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.[2]

Judicial career[edit | edit source]

Superior court service[edit | edit source]

Goff served as a judge on the Wabash County Superior Court from 2005 until his appointment to the Supreme Court.[1] During his tenure on the superior court he established the Wabash County Drug Court and the Wabash County Family Drug Treatment Court.[2]

Supreme Court of Indiana[edit | edit source]

Goff was one of three candidates for a seat on the Supreme Court of Indiana, after the retirement of Robert D. Rucker.[3] On June 12, 2017, Governor Eric Holcomb selected him to be the next appointment to the Supreme Court.[4] He was officially sworn in on July 24, 2017.[2]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Goff and his wife, Raquel, have four children.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hon. Christopher M. Goff" (PDF). www.in.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hon. Christopher M. Goff". www.in.gov. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hays, Holly (April 19, 2017). "Boone County judge among 3 Indiana Supreme Court nominees". Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gov. Holcomb Selects Christopher Goff To Join Indiana Supreme Court". June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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