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Judge Dana Kenworthy, '01, Named to Indiana Court of Appeals
12/21/2022
Grant County Superior Court Judge Dana Kenworthy, J.D. ’01, had been named to the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Judge Kenworthy was appointed to Grant County Superior Court 2 in 2010. Before serving as a judge, she worked as a Grant County deputy prosecutor for 10 years where she focused on cases involving child abuse, sexual assault, juvenile delinquency and domestic violence.
During her time as a judge, she founded one of the earliest Family Recovery Courts in Indiana, which applies the problem-solving court model to help the highest need and highest risk families remain intact. In six years, the Grant County Family Recovery Court has been nationally recognized. Judge Kenworthy has had 41 participants graduate from the program.
Judge Kenworthy was elected by her peers and continues to serve on the Indiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Board of Directors. She served on the Juvenile Justice Improvement Committee and the Indiana Supreme Court Resuming Operations Task Force, which established guidelines for ongoing court operations after the onset of the pandemic.
