Randall T. Shepard

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Randall Terry Shepard has been a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court since 1985 and its Chief Justice since 1987.

Randall T. Shepard of Evansville, was appointed the ninety-ninth justice of the Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Robert D. Orr in 1985 at the age of 38. He became Chief Justice of Indiana in March 1987.

A seventh generation Hoosier, Shepard graduated from Princeton University cum laude and from the Yale Law School. He earned a Master of Laws degree in the judicial process from the University of Virginia.

Shepard was Judge of the Vanderburgh Superior Court from 1980 until his appointment. He earlier served as executive assistant to Mayor Russell Lloyd of Evansville and as special assistant to the Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Chief Justice Shepard was also chairperson of Indiana's State Student Assistance Commission and trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He is honorary chair and member of the executive committee of Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. He served as chair of the ABA Appellate Judges Conference and of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. In fiscal year 2005-06, Shepard served as President of the National Conference of Chief Justices.

He is married and has one daughter and the family lives in the exclusive Golden Hill Historic District of Indianapolis.