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Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven H. David, ’82, has announced he will step down from the bench in fall 2022. He is currently the longest-serving justice on the high court. He was named the 106^th justice in 2010.

After graduating from IU McKinney, Justice David served in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps on active duty until 1986 and on reserve duty until he joined the high court. He was deployed after September 11 to Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, where he served as trial counsel, defense counsel, and military judge and commander.

Justice David was born in Allen County, grew up in Bartholomew County, and has lived in Boone County, where he served as a trial court judge, for 22 years. His civilian legal career began in Columbus, Indiana, where he focused on personal injury, family law, and civil litigation. He later became in-house counsel for Mayflower Transit before moving to Boone County.

As an adjunct professor at IU McKinney, Justice David teaches contract law for Master of Laws students, and evidence. He has provided opportunities for LL.M. students through intensive three-day immersion programs and has visited some of his former students in their home countries after they complete their legal studies in Indianapolis. He delivered the address during the law school’s graduation celebration program in 2017.

After retiring, Justice David has said he intends to serve as a senior judge, will continue to serve as chair of the Commission on Equity and Access and the Indiana Conference on Legal Education Opportunity.