AmyMarie Travis
Republican · IN · Judge, Jackson Superior Court I
AmyMarie Travis has been a Jackson Superior Court judge since 2018, when the governor appointed her as the county's first woman judge. She was earlier the Jackson County prosecutor and a deputy prosecutor in Lake and Monroe counties.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was appointed judge of Jackson Superior Court I by Gov. Eric Holcomb. She became the first woman judge in Jackson County. She had been the county's elected prosecutor since 2012.
May 18, 2018
Source: theindianalawyer.com
Prosecuted a former Seymour Middle School teacher who pleaded guilty to molesting a 13-year-old student. As county prosecutor, she presented evidence of harm to the girl at sentencing. The judge gave him 21 years in prison.
June 28, 2016
Source: tribtown.com
Presented a plea deal as county prosecutor in the 2015 robbery and killing of a Seymour man. The deal dropped two murder counts. The man pleaded guilty to other felonies and got 20 years in prison.
May 12, 2016
Source: tribtown.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 5 favorable
Earned the Indiana Judicial College certificate, which takes 120 hours of judge training. The Indiana courts named her among the officers honored at the 2025 judicial conference.
October 2, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: in.gov
Was honored by Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush for finishing the two-summer Indiana Graduate Program for Judges. It is an advanced training program for judges.
October 12, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: in.gov
Had her ruling upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court while serving as a special judge in a Monroe County highway-crash lawsuit (Davidson v. State). She had dismissed the suit because the same crash was already decided in a Lake County case. A lower appeals court had reversed her first.
June 21, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: public.courts.in.gov
Had her ruling upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals in a zoning case. She had refused to overturn a Seymour board's denial of a construction-waste recycling site. The appeals court agreed the board acted within its power.
February 22, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: public.courts.in.gov
Had her ruling upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court in a car-crash injury case (Humphrey v. Tuck). She had told the jury to weigh whether the injured driver failed to limit his own harm. The jury awarded $40,000. A lower appeals court had reversed her, but the Supreme Court agreed with her.
September 8, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: cases.justia.com
Past race AmyMarie Travis ran in:
- Jackson County Judge of the Superior Court No. 1 · November 3, 2026 · Jackson County, Indiana · incumbent