FRANKLIN, Ind. – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced Thursday that Douglas B. Cummins is his judicial appointment for Johnson County Superior Court 3.
Cummins has been the Magistrate for Johnson County Superior Courts since 2015. He was in private practice from 2013 to 2015 and a deputy prosecutor in Johnson County for 12 years before that. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Cummins served 10 years in the U.S. Air Force.
Cummins earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland College Park and a law degree at Indiana University McKinney School of Law.
He is filling the vacancy left by Judge Lance Hamner who resigned in February. Cummins will be sworn in on a date to be determined.