Cale J. Bradford is a judge of the

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, who has also served as the court's Chief Judge. He was appointed to the Court's Second District on August 1, 2007 by Governor

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. He was selected to a three-year term to serve as the court's Chief Judge on January 1, 2020. Upon completion of his term, on December 31, 2022, Judge Bradford was succeeded by Judge Robert R. Altice, Jr. as the court's Chief Judge. Prior to his service on the Court of Appeals, Bradford served as a judge of the Marion County Superior Court. He was elected on January 1, 1997 and was the presiding judge for the 2005–2006 term, as well as being the

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division chair. Bradford earned a

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in 1982 and a

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at the

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in 1986.

Controversy

In a

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case, Judge Bradford approved a ruling of a magistrate forbidding either parent from instructing their son in their shared religious beliefs. The magistrate questioned how

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differed from Satanism and required the parents to shelter their child from "non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals". This ruling was overturned on appeal."Appeal from the Marion Superior Court – The Honorable Cale J. Bradford, Judge – Cause No. 49D01-0305-DR-898"
Court of Appeals of Indiana, 17 August 2005.

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Bradford Appointed Appeals Judge
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradford, Cale J. Indiana state court judges Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Marion County, Indiana Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni