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Judicial retention · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Retain Judge David L. Francisco (St. Joseph Superior Court)?

David L. Francisco is a judge of the St. Joseph Superior Court (St. Joseph Superior Court 2 (felony docket), the seat of retired Judge John M. Marnocha; court number from appellate captions (19 of 19 decisions)). This is the judge's first retention vote. No public discipline was found. On ballots in St. Joseph County.

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On the ballot

Shall Judge David L. Francisco be retained in office?

What a vote means

A yes vote
Judge David L. Francisco stays on the St. Joseph 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 nominees of the St. Joseph County Judicial Nominating Commission; the rejected judge cannot be among the nominees (IC 33-33-71-40, -43(f)).

About the court

When a seat on the St. Joseph Superior Court opens, the governor appoints a replacement from nominees of the St. Joseph 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
St. Joseph 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 33-33-71-40, -42, -43 (St. Joseph Superior Court selection, tenure, retention) (Indiana General Assembly)
  3. Commission selects 5 nominees for St. Joseph County judicial position (Indiana Judicial Branch)
  4. Gov. Eric Holcomb appoints new St. Joseph County felony judge (WVPE)
  5. Historical Election Results, Referendums tab (Local Judge Retention / Lake County Superior Court), 2014 and 2020 general elections (Indiana Election Division)
  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. St. Joseph County Judicial Nominating Commission (Indiana Judicial Branch)

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