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Judicial retention · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Retain Judge Ryan K. Gardner (Marion Superior Court)?

Ryan K. Gardner is a judge of the Marion Superior Court; appellate captions most often name Marion Superior Court 10. This is the judge's first retention vote. The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee found the judge suitable for another term on Mar. 13, 2026. On ballots in Marion County.

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On the ballot

Shall Judge Ryan K. Gardner be retained in office?

What a vote means

A yes vote
Judge Ryan K. Gardner stays on the Marion Superior Court for a new six-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
A no vote
Retention is rejected if 'yes' does not win a majority. The office becomes vacant on Jan. 1, 2027, and is filled through the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee's nomination process, with the governor appointing (IC 33-33-49-13.3(d), -13.4).

About the court

When a seat on the Marion Superior Court opens, the governor appoints a replacement from nominees of the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee; sitting judges then face countywide yes/no retention votes, and local trial judges serve six-year terms [11]. Since HEA 1033 (2026), a Marion judge must first be found suitable by the committee to appear on the ballot [2].

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

Sources

Researched Sunday, October 11, 2026

  1. Who's on My Ballot (precinct ballots pulled 2026-10-11: Marion PE063, St. Joseph 110005) (Indiana Election Division)
  2. Ind. Code 33-33-49-13.3, -13.4, -13.8 (Marion Superior Court retention, nominations, 2026 suitability review) (Indiana General Assembly)
  3. Holcomb selects 3 magistrates for Marion Superior Court vacancies (The Indiana Lawyer)
  4. Judicial appointments (Spotlight), Indiana Court Times (Indiana Judicial Branch)
  5. Press release: Marion County judicial retention 2026 (Indiana Judicial Branch)
  6. Marion County judicial interview schedule (Indiana Judicial Branch)
  7. Judicial Disciplinary Opinions (list) (Office of Judicial & Attorney Regulation)
  8. Public Commission Admonitions (list) (Office of Judicial & Attorney Regulation)
  9. OJAR home page, latest news (Commission releases) (Office of Judicial & Attorney Regulation)
  10. Indiana Appellate Decisions search (county-filtered, Jan. 2021 to Oct. 2026) and opinion PDFs (Indiana Judicial Branch)
  11. Judicial Selection: How judges are selected in Indiana (Indiana Judicial Branch)
  12. Marion County Judicial Selection Committee (Indiana Judicial Branch)

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