'Like a Tyrant': Indiana Judge Accused of Unfair, Inappropriate Treatment Gets Permanent Ban

Howard County judge Matt Elkin banned for life

A local judge is banned from ever serving on the bench after the Indiana Supreme Court found he violated the judicial code of conduct several times.

Howard County judge permanently banned from judicial service

INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Supreme Court has permanently banned a Howard County Superior Court judge from judicial services.According to the issue ordered on Thursday, the Honorable Judge Matthew J. Elkin engaged in judicial misconduct by "failing to disqualify himself from presiding over matters in which he previously represented a party, making injudicious comments toward problem-solving court (PSC) participants, favoring certain litigants while…

Indiana Supreme Court Bans Howard County Judge

Source: Photo: (gorodenkoff/getty images) INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Supreme Court has permanently banned Howard County Judge Matthew J. Elkin from judicial service, a rare disciplinary action that followed a finding of judicial misconduct. The decision, handed down in a unanimous opinion penned by Chief Justice Loretta Rush, marks the first time an Indiana judge has been dismissed in this manner since 2014. The investigation into Judge Elki…

Indiana Supreme Court permanently bans Howard County judge

Indiana county judge dismissed for life INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday permanently banned Judge Matthew J. Elkin of Howard County from judicial service following findings of judicial misconduct. Chief Justice Loretta Rush wrote the rare decision to oust a county judge, and the other four justices on the Indiana Supreme Court agreed. Elkin, a Republican who served in Howard Superior Court in Kokomo, was found to have …

‘Like a tyrant’: Indiana judge accused of unfair, innappropriate treatment gets permanent ban

(WXIN/WTTV) — A Howard County judge accused of unfair treatment, including using a “game or jail” tactic and cursing out defendants, has been permanently banned from the Indiana judicia…

'Like a tyrant': Indiana judge accused of unfair, inappropriate treatment gets permanent ban

(WXIN/WTTV) — A Howard County judge accused of unfair treatment, including using a "game or jail" tactic and cursing out defendants, has been permanently banned from the Indiana judicial system. Matthew J. Elkin, a judge in Howard Superior Court 1, was asked to resign from his position this week and received a lifetime ban. This was made official on Thursday in a discipline filing by the Indiana Supreme Court. The filing states that Elkin has be…