Governor Eric J. Holcomb has announced Dakota VanLeeuwen as his appointment to the Morgan County Superior Court.

VanLeeuwen will succeed Judge Peter Foley who was appointed to the Indiana Court of Appeals in September 2022. 

VanLeeuwen has been in private practice in Martinsville since 2018 and is a public defender in Morgan, Vigo and Clay counties. Prior to her current role, she served as a deputy prosecutor in Marion County.

While in college, VanLeeuwen was a law enforcement officer with the Indiana University Police Department. VanLeeuwen received both her bachelor of arts and law degree from Indiana University in Bloomington. 

VanLeeuwen will be sworn in as the Judge of the Morgan County Superior Court on a date to be determined.