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Judicial retention · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Retain Judge John M. Sedia (Lake Superior Court)?

John M. Sedia is a judge of the Lake Superior Court (Civil Division, Room 1 (Hammond)). Voters retained the judge in 2020 with 72.08% yes. No public discipline was found. On ballots in Lake County.

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On the ballot

Shall Judge John M. Sedia of the superior court of Lake County be retained in office for an additional term?

What a vote means

A yes vote
Judge John M. Sedia stays on the Lake Superior Court for a new six-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
A no vote
The judge is rejected. The office becomes vacant on Jan. 1, 2027, and the governor fills it from five nominees chosen by the Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission (IC 33-33-45-38, -42(d)).

About the court

When a seat on the Lake Superior Court opens, the governor appoints a replacement from nominees of the Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission; sitting judges then face countywide yes/no retention votes, and local trial judges serve six-year terms [10].

If retained
Six-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2027 [2]
Who votes
Lake County voters (countywide)
Passes if
A majority of votes on the question are 'yes'

Sources

Researched Sunday, October 11, 2026

  1. 2026 General Election sample ballot, Pct 335-WT 09 (Lake County Board of Elections and Registration)
  2. Ind. Code 33-33-45-38, -41, -42 (Lake Superior Court selection, tenure, retention) (Indiana General Assembly)
  3. Lake County Auditor, 2009 Annual Report (list of county officials) (Lake County Auditor)
  4. Historical Election Results, Referendums tab (Local Judge Retention / Lake County Superior Court), 2014 and 2020 general elections (Indiana Election Division)
  5. 2020 General Election Summary Report (Nov. 13, 2020) (Lake County Board of Elections and Registration)
  6. Judicial Disciplinary Opinions (list) (Office of Judicial & Attorney Regulation)
  7. Public Commission Admonitions (list) (Office of Judicial & Attorney Regulation)
  8. OJAR home page, latest news (Commission releases) (Office of Judicial & Attorney Regulation)
  9. Indiana Appellate Decisions search (county-filtered, Jan. 2021 to Oct. 2026) and opinion PDFs (Indiana Judicial Branch)
  10. Judicial Selection: How judges are selected in Indiana (Indiana Judicial Branch)
  11. Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission (Indiana Judicial Branch)

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