Marion Superior Court (Retention) - Timothy Oakes
Marion County, Indiana
Retention race
What does this office do?
- 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, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Timothy Oakes
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Timothy Oakes is an incumbent Marion Superior Court judge standing for retention in 2026. Indiana appellate decisions identify him as the trial judge in Marion civil matters, and the retention committee found him suitable to serve another term.
Track record
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 unfavorable
Granted summary judgment to a doctor and clinic in a fertility-fraud lawsuit, ruling the medical malpractice deadline had run out. The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed on May 15, 2025, holding a jury must decide when the deadline started.
May 15, 2025Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: public.courts.in.gov