Marion Superior Court (Retention) - P.J. Dietrick
Marion County, Indiana
My vote power
Retention race
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
P.J. Dietrick
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
P.J. Dietrick is an incumbent Marion Superior Court judge standing for retention in 2026. Indiana's judicial speakers directory identifies Dietrick as a Marion County judge, and the retention committee found Dietrick suitable to serve another term.
Track record
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 unfavorable
As a Marion County judge, ruled that Indiana's law letting a small group of lawmakers call the legislature into emergency session was constitutional. The Indiana Supreme Court reversed that ruling in 2022 and struck the law down (Holcomb v. Bray, House Enrolled Act 1123).
June 3, 2022Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: public.courts.in.gov · researched July 13, 2026