Meet IU McKinney Rural Justice Initiative Participant Jacob Spurr
07/23/2025
IU McKinney 3L Jacob Spurr is from Clinton, Indiana, in Vermillion County, where he is spending the summer as part of the Rural Justice Initiative.
Did you work before coming to law school? If so, please tell me a little about that, if you would.
Before coming to law school, I enlisted in the Indiana Air National Guard. I was mobilized for four and a half years and worked as an analyst stationed in Terre Haute, Indiana.
What brought you to IU McKinney?
After I earned my post-9/11 GI Bill, I started looking at coming to law school, I applied to IU McKinney and Maurer. McKinney accepted me, so I decided to attend.
Any lawyers in the family? What made you want to become a lawyer?
My father is an attorney, and I thought it would be fun to get to go work with him.
What made you want to take part in the Rural Justice Initiative? What are you hoping to gain from the experience?
I wanted to participate in the Rural Justice Initiative because I thought that it would be a great way to learn how a courthouse is run and to meet people in a county I hope to practice law in.
What area of law are you hoping to practice in after you complete your legal education?
After I graduate from law school I want to specialize into family law and elder law.
In the photo from left are Jacob Spurr and Vermillion County Judge Chris Wrede.
