BACKGROUND

• Born in Columbia City, Indiana and a Monroe County resident for 29 years
• Purdue degree in Secondary Education and Sociology, 1974, Phi Beta Kappa
• IU Bloomington law degree, 1980 Cum Laude
• Daughter Sallie, college student at the University of Colorado
• Daughter-in-law of the Honorable Nat U. Hill, former Monroe County judge, and Margie Hill

EXPERIENCED IN THE COURTROOM

• Monroe County Juvenile Court Referee for six years, presiding over all delinquency, child
• neglect, paternity, guardianship and mental health commitment trials
• Director of the Child Advocacy Clinic of the Indiana University School of Law to train law students to advocate for the best interest of high-risk children in the courtroom
• Represented children in the courtroom, trained CASA attorneys
• Past member of the Juvenile Benchbook Committee of the Indiana Judicial Center
• Coordinated the Indiana Family Court Project in 22 counties, including Monroe, to be more effective and efficient in serving children and families in our courts
• Facilitated court-community education seminar for Monroe Civil Judges 2005
• Judge Pro Tempore for the Monroe Juvenile Court 2006
• Currently, full-time contract consultant to the Indiana Supreme Court

KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE LAW

• Clinical Associate Professor of IU School of Law-Bloomington 1996-1999 and Adjunct law faculty from 1985-1996; teaching basic principles of constitutional law, evidence, and ethics in juvenile and family law
• Co-authored the Children in Need of Services (CHINS) Deskbook on child abuse and neglect law, currently used by child protection attorneys of the Indiana Department of Child Services
• Instructor in Child Abuse and Neglect litigation for state, regional and local Divisions of the Family and Social Services Administration, 1986-2005
• Presenter for Indiana Juvenile Judges Conference and Judicial College, 1981-2005

COMMITTED TO MONROE COUNTY

• Founded the Monroe County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program that helps protect abused and neglected children, and facilitated 2005 CASA attorney training
• Member of the First United Methodist Church, community Bible Study Fellowship, and the Hoosier Hills Emmaus Community
• Member of the Bloomington Rotary Club
• Member of Monroe County Bar Association and Indiana Bar Association
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Monroe County Wrap Around Program to strengthen families and avoid out-of-home placements for delinquent or abused children
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Asset Building Coalition (ABC) to prevent teen
  substance abuse through adult mentoring
• Past member of Board of Directors of Girls, Inc, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Family Services
  Association, YFC Campus Life
• Member of the Riddle Point Rowing club, avid tennis player, and a big IU sports fan

Paid for by The Committee to Elect Francie Hill - Lorna Estes, Treasurer