Myra C. Selby

Myra Consetta Selby
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
In office
January 4, 1995  October 7, 1999
Appointed by Evan Bayh
Preceded by Richard M. Givan
Succeeded by Robert D. Rucker
Personal details
Born (1955-07-01) July 1, 1955
Bay City, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater Kalamazoo College B.A.
University of Michigan Law School J.D.
Profession Attorney

Myra Consetta Selby (born July 1, 1955) is an Indiana attorney in private practice and is a nominee to be a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Biography

Selby was born on July 1, 1955, in Bay City, Michigan.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from Kalamazoo College. She received a Juris Doctor in 1980 from the University of Michigan Law School. From 1980 to 1983, she practiced at the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw. In 1983, she joined the Indianapolis, Indiana, law firm of Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan (now Ice Miller), as an associate in the health care group from 1983 to 1988 and partner from 1988 to 1993. From 1993 to 1994, she served as the Director of Health Care Policy for the State of Indiana under Governor Evan Bayh. As Director of Health Care Policy, she was responsible for policy development and the execution of state health care programs. In 1995, she was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court, where she served as both the first African American and first woman appointed to the highest state court in Indiana. During her time on the court, she authored more than 100 majority opinions, including landmark decisions regarding tort law reform and medical malpractice claims. In 1999, she retired from the bench and returned to private practice as a partner at Ice Miller. Upon her departure from the bench in 1999, the Indiana Supreme Court asked her to chair the newly formed Commission on Race and Gender Fairness. She continues to chair the Commission, where she leads the Commission’s efforts to study and make recommendations on increasing gender and racial fairness in the legal system. Her private practice is primarily commercial litigation with an emphasis in health care.[2]

Nomination to court of appeals

On January 12, 2016, President Obama nominated Selby to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge John Daniel Tinder, who took senior status on February 18, 2015. Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3]

References

Legal offices
Preceded by
Richard M. Givan
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
1995–1999
Succeeded by
Robert D. Rucker
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